Meaning of fatigue | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A weariness caused by exertion; exhaustion
2. A weariness caused by exertion; exhaustion.
   countable, uncountable
3. creep
4. A menial task or tasks, especially in the military
5. To be or become tired. See Synonyms at tire1.
6. A menial task or tasks, especially in the military.
   countable, in-plural, often, uncountable
7. third-person singular present indicative
8. Weakening and eventual failure of material, typically by cracking leading to complete separation, caused by repeated application of mechanical stress to the material
9. the state, condition, or quality of being dull, enervated, or lethargie. — hebetudinous, adj.
   adj
10. Weakening and eventual failure of material, typically by cracking leading to complete separation, caused by repeated application of mechanical stress to the material.
    countable, uncountable
11. second-person singular imperative
12. Attributive form of fatigues (“military clothing worn when doing menial tasks”)
13. an abnormal fear of mental or physical exhaustion.
14. Attributive form of fatigues (“military clothing worn when doing menial tasks”).
    US, attributive, countable, form-of, uncountable
15. To tire or make weary by physical or mental exertion
16. an abnormal fear of fatigue, especially through overworking.
17. The condition of being extremely tired:exhaustion, tiredness, weariness.
18. To diminish the strength and energy of:drain, jade, tire, wear, wear down, wear out, weary.
19. made very tired. She was fatigued by the constant questioning. vermoeid, uitgeput, afgemat تعْبان جِدّا، مُرْهَق изтощен fatigado vyčerpaný, unavený ermüdet udmattet εξαντλημένοςcansado, fatigado väsinud خسته lopen uupunut épuiséעייף शिथिल izmoren, malaksao kimerült melelahkan þreyttur, lúinn stanco 疲れた 매우 지친 išvargęs, nusikamavęs nogurdināt memenatkan vermoeidutmattet, svært trettzmęczony : ستړيا fatigado epuizat утомлённый vyčerpanie izčrpan izmoren uttröttad, utmattad เหนื่อยล้า bitkin, yo...
20. Physical or mental weariness resulting from effort or activity.
21. Something, such as tiring effort or activity, that causes tiredness or weariness: the fatigue of a long hike.
22. Physiology The decreased capacity or complete inability of an organism, organ, or part to function normally because of excessive stimulation or prolonged exertion.
    Physiology

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Examples

“My husband stayed for some days with the magistrate at Cardwell, recruiting his health and recovering from his fatigues, for the passage between Cape York and Cardwell had proved the most tedious and anxious part of the voyage.”

“Alan Pardew finished by far the most frustrated man at the Emirates, blaming fatigue for the fact that Arsenal were able to kill his team off in the dying minutes.”

“For some, the constant deluge that has peaked in the past year is starting to add up to a new (and previously unthinkable) feeling: Taylor Swift fatigue.”

“We found that a comprehensive fatigue management program can reduce fatigue-related crash risk and improve safety by, for example, educating drivers; had Triton had such a program, the driver may not have been operating the truck while fatigued.”

“Moreover, the habits of business are the most enduring of any; and Lord Norbourne's most positive enjoyment was in what are called the fatigues of office.”

“Mechanical failures due to fatigue have been the subject of engineering efforts for more than 150 years.”

“He was slouched in the chair behind the duty officer’s desk, cigarette dangling from his lips, hands thrust deep into his fatigue pockets, making a display of his disrespect. The acting clerk, cowering behind his own desk, was either afraid to insist he assume a more military posture, or else didn’t care.”

“He reluctantly took the map from his camouflage fatigue pocket.”

“Chino took a laminated map out of one of his fatigue pockets and gave it to Harper.”

“Spencer came with all the soft-skill attributes of a desk officer. Double chin, bulging belly testing the tensile strength of the lower two buttons of his fatigue top, and wired-rimmed glasses that sat atop a pointed nose with mismatched nostrils.”

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