fatigue

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A feeling of being very tired, usually after hard physical or mental effort

   After the long hike, she could barely walk because of fatigue.

2. 2
   noun

   Boredom or weariness caused by too much of something

   By the third hour of meetings, everyone was suffering from decision fatigue.

3. 3
   noun

   Weakening of a material, such as metal, caused by repeated stress over time

   The bridge collapsed because of metal fatigue in the support beams.

4. 4
   noun

   Routine non-combat work, such as cleaning or digging, done by soldiers

   The recruits were put on fatigue duty for breaking the rules.

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

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