fatigue

Speech parts

1. fatigue - Noun

2. fatigue - Verb

Meaning

Weariness from bodily labor or mental exertion; lassitude or exhaustion of strength.

The cause of weariness; labor; toil; as, the fatigues of war.

The weakening of a metal when subjected to repeated vibrations or strains.

To weary with labor or any bodily or mental exertion; to harass with toil; to exhaust the strength or endurance of; to tire.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

tire weary tiredness weariness jade pall wear strain bore drain exhaustion drowsiness sleepiness fag lassitude
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Antonyms

rivet morel power energy might interest
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Hypernyms

drop failing assignment degenerate deteriorate boredom

Hyponyms

tucker beat withdraw exhaust retire exhaustion

Phrases with the word

fatigue catch flies post-viral fatigue syndrome excessive fatigue adrenal cortex fatigue adrenal fatigue mental fatigue

Derivatives

fatigued fatiguing

Examples

Fatigue is the best pillow. Benjamin Franklin

Sadness is almost never anything but a form of fatigue. André Gide

The number of those who undergo the fatigue of judging for themselves is very small indeed. Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it. Thomas Paine

On the day of victory no fatigue is felt. German Proverb

He who works in vain gains nothing but fatigue. Japanese Proverb

Close letter words and terms

fatiguability fatiguable fatiguableness fatigue catch flies fatigue crack fatigue duty