fatiguing

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /fəˈtiɡɪŋ/ UK /fəˈtiːɡɪŋ/ See IPA manual

adj

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adj
causing tiredness or exhaustion

The long, fatiguing climb left them all silent.

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1 adj · causing tiredness or... tiring exhausting wearying draining taxing enervating wearing

Opposites

refreshinginvigoratingrestfulenergizing

Word family

Related forms fatigue fatigued

Etymology

The present participle of the verb 'fatigue', from French 'fatiguer', from Latin 'fatīgāre' ('to weary, tire out'), of uncertain further origin.

fatīgāre Latin

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# fatiguing

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** fəˈtiɡɪŋ
**IPA (UK):** fəˈtiːɡɪŋ

## Meanings
1. causing tiredness or exhaustion

## Examples
- The long, fatiguing climb left them all silent.

## Synonyms
- tiring
- exhausting
- wearying
- draining
- taxing
- enervating
- wearing

## Antonyms
- refreshing
- invigorating
- restful
- energizing

## Related Forms
- fatigue
- fatigued

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: fatīgāre

## Etymology
The present participle of the verb 'fatigue', from French 'fatiguer', from Latin 'fatīgāre' ('to weary, tire out'), of uncertain further origin.

## AI Etymology
Fatiguing is the present participle of the verb 'fatigue', from French 'fatiguer', from Latin 'fatīgāre' ('to weary, tire out'), of uncertain further origin. Important recorded forms include fatīgāre (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. Its deeper history remains uncertain, with proposed links left as possibilities rather than a single settled derivation. The current sense covers causing tiredness or exhaustion. The wider family includes related words such as fatigue and fatigued.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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