noun. temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work he was hospitalized for extreme fatigue|growing fatigue was apparent from the decline in the execution of their athletic skills|weariness overcame her after twelve hours and she fell asleep |
noun. used of materials (especially metals) in a weakened state caused by long stress metal fatigue |
noun. (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something he was suffering from museum fatigue|after watching TV with her husband she had a bad case of football fatigue|the American public is experiencing scandal fatigue|political fatigue |
noun. labor of a nonmilitary kind done by soldiers (cleaning or digging or draining or so on) the soldiers were put on fatigue to teach them a lesson|they were assigned to kitchen fatigues |
verb. lose interest or become bored with something or somebody I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food |
verb. exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress We wore ourselves out on this hike Synonym: weary, wear upon, wear out, wear down, wear, tire out, tire, outwear, jade, fag out, fag |
