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fa·tigue

(fə-tēg′)

1. Physical or mental weariness resulting from effort or activity.

2. Something, such as tiring effort or activity, that causes tiredness or weariness: the fatigue of a long hike.

3. Physiology The decreased capacity or complete inability of an organism, organ, or part to function normally because of excessive stimulation or prolonged exertion.

4. The weakening or failure of a material, such as metal or wood, resulting from prolonged stress.

a. Manual or menial labor, such as barracks cleaning, assigned to soldiers.

b. fatigues Clothing worn by military personnel for labor or for field duty.

v. fa·tigued, fa·tigu·ing, fa·tigues

v.tr.

1. To tire out; exhaust.

2. To create fatigue in (a metal or other material).

v.intr.

To be or become tired. See Synonyms at tire¹.

[French, from Old French, from fatiguer, to fatigue, from Latin fatīgāre.]

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fatigue

(fəˈtiːɡ)

1. physical or mental exhaustion due to exertion

2. a tiring activity or effort

3. (Physiology) physiol the temporary inability of an organ or part to respond to a stimulus because of overactivity

4. (Mechanical Engineering) the progressive cracking of a material subjected to alternating stresses, esp vibrations

5. the temporary inability to respond to a situation or perform a function, because of overexposure or overactivity: compassion fatigue.

6. (Military)

a. any of the mainly domestic duties performed by military personnel, esp as a punishment

b. (as modifier): fatigue duties.

7. (Military) (plural) special clothing worn by military personnel to carry out such duties

vb, -tigues, -tiguing or -tigued

8. to make or become weary or exhausted

9. (Mechanical Engineering) to crack or break (a material or part) by inducing fluctuating stresses in it, or (of a metal or part) to become weakened or fail as a result of fluctuating stresses

[C17: from French, from fatiguer to tire, from Latin fatīgāre]

fatigable adj

faˈtigueless adj

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fa•tigue

(fəˈtig)

n., adj., v. -tigued, -ti•guing. n.

1. weariness from bodily or mental exertion.

2. a cause of weariness; labor; exertion.

3. temporary diminution of the irritability or functioning of organs, tissues, or cells after excessive exertion or stimulation.

4. the weakening or breakdown of material subjected to stress, esp. a repeated series of stresses: metal fatigue.

5. Also called fatigue′ du`ty. menial labor performed by military personnel.

6. fatigues. Also called fatigue′ clothes`. the military clothing worn for fatigue duty or field activity.

adj.

7. of or pertaining to fatigues or clothing made to resemble them.

v.t.

8. to weary with bodily or mental exertion; exhaust; enervate.

v.i.

9. to become fatigued.

[1685–95; < French fatigue (n.), fatiguer (v.) < Latin fatīgāre to tire]

fa•ti′guing•ly, adv.

Fatigue

fatigue

Past participle: fatigued
Gerund: fatiguing

Imperative
fatigue
fatigue

Present
I fatigue
you fatigue
he/she/it fatigues
we fatigue
you fatigue
they fatigue

Preterite
I fatigued
you fatigued
he/she/it fatigued
we fatigued
you fatigued
they fatigued

Present Continuous
I am fatiguing
you are fatiguing
he/she/it is fatiguing
we are fatiguing
you are fatiguing
they are fatiguing

Present Perfect
I have fatigued
you have fatigued
he/she/it has fatigued
we have fatigued
you have fatigued
they have fatigued

Past Continuous
I was fatiguing
you were fatiguing
he/she/it was fatiguing
we were fatiguing
you were fatiguing
they were fatiguing

Past Perfect
I had fatigued
you had fatigued
he/she/it had fatigued
we had fatigued
you had fatigued
they had fatigued

Future
I will fatigue
you will fatigue
he/she/it will fatigue
we will fatigue
you will fatigue
they will fatigue

Future Perfect
I will have fatigued
you will have fatigued
he/she/it will have fatigued
we will have fatigued
you will have fatigued
they will have fatigued

Future Continuous
I will be fatiguing
you will be fatiguing
he/she/it will be fatiguing
we will be fatiguing
you will be fatiguing
they will be fatiguing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been fatiguing
you have been fatiguing
he/she/it has been fatiguing
we have been fatiguing
you have been fatiguing
they have been fatiguing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been fatiguing
you will have been fatiguing
he/she/it will have been fatiguing
we will have been fatiguing
you will have been fatiguing
they will have been fatiguing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been fatiguing
you had been fatiguing
he/she/it had been fatiguing
we had been fatiguing
you had been fatiguing
they had been fatiguing

Conditional
I would fatigue
you would fatigue
he/she/it would fatigue
we would fatigue
you would fatigue
they would fatigue

Past Conditional
I would have fatigued
you would have fatigued
he/she/it would have fatigued
we would have fatigued
you would have fatigued
they would have fatigued

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Noun	1.	fatigue - temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work; "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" tiredness, weariness temporary state - a state that continues for a limited time asthenopia, eyestrain - a tiredness of the eyes caused by prolonged close work by a person with an uncorrected vision problem jet lag - fatigue and sleep disturbance resulting from disruption of the body's normal circadian rhythm as a result of jet travel exhaustion - extreme fatigue grogginess - a groggy state resulting from weariness logginess, loginess - a dull and listless state resulting from weariness
	2.	fatigue - used of materials (especially metals) in a weakened state caused by long stress; "metal fatigue" failing, weakness - a flaw or weak point; "he was quick to point out his wife's failings"
	3.	fatigue - (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something; "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" boredom, ennui, tedium - the feeling of being bored by something tedious
	4.	fatigue - labor of a nonmilitary kind done by soldiers (cleaning or digging or draining or so on); "the soldiers were put on fatigue to teach them a lesson"; "they were assigned to kitchen fatigues" fatigue duty assignment, duty assignment - a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces); "hazardous duty" armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
Verb	1.	fatigue - lose interest or become bored with something or somebody; "I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food" jade, tire, weary, pall degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, drop - grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match" poop out, conk out, peter out, run down, run out - use up all one's strength and energy and stop working; "At the end of the march, I pooped out" retire, withdraw - lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"
	2.	fatigue - exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike" fag out, wear down, wear out, wear upon, weary, tire out, jade, outwear, tire, fag, wear indispose - cause to feel unwell; "She was indisposed" exhaust, tucker, tucker out, wash up, beat - wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam" overfatigue, overtire, overweary - tire excessively

fatigue

noun

1. tiredness, lethargy, weariness, ennui, heaviness, debility, languor, listlessness, overtiredness Those affected suffer extreme fatigue.
tiredness go, life, energy, animation, vigour, zest, freshness, welly (slang), get-up-and-go (informal), alertness, indefatigability

plural noun

1. khakis, military uniform, combat fatigues, military clothes He was wearing combat fatigues.

verb

1. tire, exhaust, weaken, weary, drain, fag (out) (informal), whack (Brit. informal), wear out, jade, take it out of (informal), poop (informal), tire out, knacker (slang), drain of energy, overtire It fatigues me to list them all.
tire rest, relieve, stimulate, revive, refresh, rejuvenate

Related words
fear kopophobia

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

fatigue

noun

The condition of being extremely tired:

exhaustion, tiredness, weariness.

verb

To diminish the strength and energy of:

drain, jade, tire, wear, wear down, wear out, weary.

Translations

ارهاقتَعَب، إجْهادكَلال المَعادِن

únavavyčerpání

træthedudmattelse

Ermüdung Müdigkeit

cansancio fatiga

uupuauupumusuuvuttaaväsyäväsymisvaurio

fatigue usure abattement

kifáradás

òreyta

stanchezza usura del metallo affaticamento corvé fatica

nogurums

ekstrem tretthet materialtretthet

усталость утомление

vysilenie

bitkinlikyorgunlukyorulma

劳累疲劳

fatigue

[fəˈtiːg]

A. N

1. (= weariness) → cansancio m, fatiga f
see also battle D

2. (Tech) → fatiga f
see also metal

3. (Mil) → faena f, fajina f fatigues → traje msing de faena

B. VT → fatigar, cansar

C. CPD fatigue dress N = fatigues fatigue duty N (Mil) → servicio m de fajina
fatigue party N (Mil) → destacamento m de fajina

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

fatigue

[fəˈtiːg]

(= exhaustion) → épuisement m

(MILITARY) → corvée f

compassion fatigue, battle fatigue, metal fatigue

fatigues → treillis m combat fatigues

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

fatigue

→ Abspannung f, → Erschöpfung f, → Ermüdung f; battle fatigue → Kampfmüdigkeit f; compassion fatigue → Verdrossenheit f → mit immer neuen Spendenaufrufen; donor fatigue → Spendenmüdigkeit f

(Tech: = metal fatigue) → Ermüdung f

(Mil, = fatigue duty) → Arbeitsdienst m; to be on fatigue → Arbeitsdienst haben

fatigues pl (Mil) → Arbeitsanzug m; in fatigues → im Arbeitsanzug

(= tire) → ermüden; (= exhaust) → erschöpfen

(Tech) metal → ermüden

vi → ermüden

fatigue

fatigue dress

n → Arbeitsanzug m; in fatigue → im Arbeitsanzug

fatigue duty

n → Arbeitseinsatz m, → Arbeitsdienst m

fatigue party

n → Arbeitskommando nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

fatigue

[fəˈtiːg]

1. n → stanchezza, fatica
to be on fatigue (Mil) → essere di corvé

2. vt (frm) → affaticare, stancare

fatigue

(fəˈtiːg) noun

1. great tiredness (caused especially by hard work or effort). He was suffering from fatigue.

2. (especially in metals) weakness caused by continual use. metal fatigue.

faˈtigued adjective

made very tired. She was fatigued by the constant questioning.

fa·tigue

n. cansancio; sensación de agotamiento;

v. fatigarse, cansarse.

fatigue

n fatiga, cansancio

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