fatigue (redirected from Muscle fatigue)

fa·tigue  (f-tg)

n.

1. Physical or mental weariness resulting from exertion.

2. Something, such as tiring effort or activity, that causes weariness: the fatigue of a long hike.

3. Physiology The decreased capacity or complete inability of an organism, an organ, or a part to function normally because of excessive stimulation or prolonged exertion.

4. The weakening or failure of a material, such as metal or wood, resulting from prolonged stress.

5.

a. Manual or menial labor, such as barracks cleaning, assigned to soldiers.

b. fatigues Clothing worn by military personnel for labor or for field duty.

v. fa·tigued, fa·tigu·ing, fa·tigues

v.tr.

1. To tire with physical or mental exertion; weary.

2. To create fatigue in (a metal or other material).

v.intr.

To be or become fatigued. See Synonyms at tire¹.

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[French, from Old French, from fatiguer, to fatigue, from Latin fatgre.]

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fatigue [fəˈtiːg]

n

1. physical or mental exhaustion due to exertion

2. a tiring activity or effort

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) Physiol the temporary inability of an organ or part to respond to a stimulus because of overactivity

4. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) the progressive cracking of a material subjected to alternating stresses, esp vibrations

5. the temporary inability to respond to a situation or perform a function, because of overexposure or overactivity compassion fatigue

6. (Military)

a.  any of the mainly domestic duties performed by military personnel, esp as a punishment

b.  (as modifier) fatigue duties

7. (Military) (pl) special clothing worn by military personnel to carry out such duties

vb -tigues, -tiguing, -tigued

1. to make or become weary or exhausted

2. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) to crack or break (a material or part) by inducing fluctuating stresses in it, or (of a metal or part) to become weakened or fail as a result of fluctuating stresses

[from French, from fatiguer to tire, from Latin fatīgāre]

fatigable  [ˈfætɪgəb^əl] adj

fatigueless  adj

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Fatigue

See also sleep.

hebetude

the state, condition, or quality of being dull, enervated, or lethargie. — hebetudinous, adj.

kopophobia

an abnormal fear of mental or physical exhaustion.

ponophobia

an abnormal fear of fatigue, especially through overworking.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fatigue - 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" tiredness, weariness temporary state - a state that continues for a limited time asthenopia, eyestrain - a tiredness of the eyes caused by prolonged close work by a person with an uncorrected vision problem jet lag - fatigue and sleep disturbance resulting from disruption of the body's normal circadian rhythm as a result of jet travel exhaustion - extreme fatigue grogginess - a groggy state resulting from weariness logginess, loginess - a dull and listless state resulting from weariness
	2.	fatigue - used of materials (especially metals) in a weakened state caused by long stress; "metal fatigue" failing, weakness - a flaw or weak point; "he was quick to point out his wife's failings"
	3.	fatigue - (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" boredom, ennui, tedium - the feeling of being bored by something tedious
	4.	fatigue - 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" fatigue duty assignment, duty assignment - a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces); "hazardous duty" armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
Verb	1.	fatigue - lose interest or become bored with something or somebody; "I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food" jade, tire, weary, pall degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, drop - grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match" poop out, conk out, peter out, run down, run out - use up all one's strength and energy and stop working; "At the end of the march, I pooped out" retire, withdraw - lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"
	2.	fatigue - exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike" fag out, wear down, wear out, wear upon, weary, tire out, jade, outwear, tire, fag, wear indispose - cause to feel unwell; "She was indisposed" exhaust, tucker, tucker out, wash up, beat - wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam" overfatigue, overtire, overweary - tire excessively

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fatigue

noun

tiredness, lethargy, weariness, ennui, heaviness, debility, languor, listlessness, overtiredness Those affected suffer extreme fatigue.
tiredness go, life, energy, animation, vigour, zest, freshness, welly (slang), get-up-and-go (informal), alertness, indefatigability

plural noun

khakis, military uniform, combat fatigues, military clothes He was wearing combat fatigues.

verb

tire, exhaust, weaken, weary, drain, fag (out) (informal), whack (Brit. informal), wear out, jade, take it out of (informal), poop (informal), tire out, knacker (slang), drain of energy, overtire It fatigues me to list them all.
tire rest, relieve, stimulate, revive, refresh, rejuvenate

Related words
fear kopophobia

Translations

fatigue [fəˈtiːg]

A. N

1. (= weariness) → cansancio m, fatiga f
see also battle D

2. (Tech) → fatiga f
see also metal

3. (Mil) → faena f, fajina f fatigues → traje msing de faena

B. VT → fatigar, cansar

C. CPD fatigue dress N = fatigues fatigue duty N (Mil) → servicio m de fajina
fatigue party N (Mil) → destacamento m de fajina

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fatigue [fəˈtiːg]

n

(= exhaustion) → épuisement m

(MILITARY) → corvée f

compassion fatigue, battle fatigue, metal fatigue

fatigues → treillis m combat fatigues

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fatigue

n

→ Abspannung f, → Erschöpfung f, → Ermüdung f; battle fatigue → Kampfmüdigkeit f; compassion fatigue → Verdrossenheit f → mit immer neuen Spendenaufrufen; donor fatigue → Spendenmüdigkeit f

(Tech: = metal fatigue) → Ermüdung f

(Mil, = fatigue duty) → Arbeitsdienst m; to be on fatigue → Arbeitsdienst haben

fatigues pl (Mil) → Arbeitsanzug m; in fatigues → im Arbeitsanzug

vt

(= tire) → ermüden; (= exhaust) → erschöpfen

(Tech) metal → ermüden

vi → ermüden

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fatigue:

fatigue dress

n → Arbeitsanzug m; in fatigue → im Arbeitsanzug

fatigue duty

n → Arbeitseinsatz m, → Arbeitsdienst m

fatigue party

n → Arbeitskommando nt

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fatigue [fəˈtiːg]

1. n → stanchezza, fatica
to be on fatigue (Mil) → essere di corvé

2. vt (frm) → affaticare, stancare

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fatigue

n fatigue [fəˈtiːg]

1 great tiredness (caused especially by hard work or effort) He was suffering from fatigue. vermoeienis, uitputting تَعَب، إجْهاد изтощение vyčerpání udmattelse die Müdigkeit κόπωση fatiga, cansancio väsimus خستگی väsymys fatigue עֲייֵפוּת थकावट, थकाना umor, malaksalost kimerültség kelelahan þreyta stanchezza 疲労 피로 nuovargis nogurums kepenatan vermoeidheid utmattelse, ekstrem tretthet zmęczenie fadiga oboseală утомление vysilenie, ukonanosť izčrpanost zamor trötthet, utmattning ความเหนื่อยล้า yorgunluk, bitkinlik 勞累 втома; стомленість شدید تکان mệt nhọc 劳累

2 (especially in metals) weakness caused by continual use metal fatigue. materiaalverswakking, vermoeidheid, tamheid كَلال المَعادِن износване únava træthed; -træthed die Ermüdung καταπόνηση, κόπωση fatiga (metalli) väsimus فرسودگی väsymys usure עֲייֵפוּת הַחוֹמֶר लगातार उपयोग के बाद शिथिलता zamor (materijala) kifáradás (anyagé) kelemahan (málm)þreyta fatica 疲れ (금속 따위의) 약화, 피로 nuovargis (metāla) nogurums kelemahan moeheid materialtretthet zmęczenie fadiga uzură усталость únava utrujenost, obrabljenost zamor materijala utmattning ความล้าในวัตถุ yorulma 疲勞 утома برابر استعمال سے کمزوری sự giảm sức chịu đựng của kim loại 疲劳

adj faˈtigued

made very tired She was fatigued by the constant questioning. vermoeid, uitgeput, afgemat تعْبان جِدّا، مُرْهَق изтощен vyčerpaný, unavený udmattet ermüdet εξαντλημένος cansado, fatigado väsinud خسته lopen uupunut épuisé עַייֶף शिथिल izmoren, malaksao kimerült melelahkan þreyttur, lúinn stanco 疲れた 매우 지친 išvargęs, nusikamavęs nogurdināt memenatkan vermoeid utmattet, svært trett zmęczony fatigado epuizat утомлённый vyčerpanie izčrpan izmoren uttröttad, utmattad เหนื่อยล้า bitkin, yorgun 疲勞的 стомлений تھکا دینا làm cho mệt nhọc 疲劳的