What is the meaning of fatigue?

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noun

  • Temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work.
    • usage: "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"
  • Used of materials (especially metals) in a weakened state caused by long stress.
    • usage: "metal fatigue"
  • Always used with a modifier. ( boredom resulting from overexposure to something)
    • usage: "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"
  • Labor of a nonmilitary kind done by soldiers (cleaning or digging or draining or so on. )
    • usage: "the soldiers were put on fatigue to teach them a lesson"; "they were assigned to kitchen fatigues"

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APAWordNet. (2010). Fatigue. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/fatigue/definitions/1220229
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