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fatigue

Pronunciation: /fəˈtiːɡ/

The English word “fatigue” has 8 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A weariness caused by exertion; exhaustion.
  2. A menial task or tasks, especially in the military.
  3. Weakening and eventual failure of material, typically by cracking leading to complete separation, caused by repeated application of mechanical stress to the material.

verb

  1. To tire or make weary by physical or mental exertion.
  2. To wilt a salad by dressing or tossing it.
  3. To lose so much strength or energy that one becomes tired, weary, feeble or exhausted.
  4. To undergo the process of fatigue; to fail as a result of fatigue.
  5. To cause to undergo the process of fatigue.

Etymology

From French fatigue, from fatiguer, from Latin fatīgāre (“to weary, tire, vex, harass”).

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