fa·tigue (f -t g )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. [French, from Old French, from fatiguer, to fatigue, from Latin fat  g re.] |
fatigue [fat-eeg]
Noun
1. extreme physical or mental tiredness
2. the weakening of a material caused by repeated stress or movement
3. the duties of a soldier that are not military
4. fatigues a soldier's clothing for nonmilitary or battlefield duties
Verb
[-tiguing, -tigued]
to make or become weary or exhausted [Latin fatigare to tire]
Fatigue
See also sleep.
the state, condition, or quality of being dull, enervated, or lethargie. — hebetudinous, adj.
an abnormal fear of mental or physical exhaustion.
an abnormal fear of fatigue, especially through overworking.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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"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 |
| 2. | fatigue - used of materials (especially metals) in a weakened state caused by long stress; "metal fatigue" | |
| 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" | |
| 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" 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" degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, drop - grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match" |
| 2. |  fatigue - exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike"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" |
fatigue
Translations
fatigue [fəˈtiːg] n → Erschöpfung f;
fatigues npl (Mil) → Arbeitsanzug m;
metal fatigue → Metallermüdung f
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 uupumus 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 väsyminen usure עֲייֵפוּת הַחוֹמֶר लगातार उपयोग के बाद शिथिलता zamor (materijala) kifáradás (anyagé) kelemahan (málm)þreyta fatica 疲れ (금속의) 약화 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 uupunut épuisé עַייֶף शिथिल izmoren, malaksao kimerült melelahkan þreyttur, lúinn stanco 疲れた 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
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