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

[ Syn: weariness , tiredness ]

used of materials (especially metals) in a weakened state caused by long stress; metal 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'

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

[ Syn: fatigue duty ]

lose interest or become bored with something or somebody; Im so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food

[ Syn: tire , pall , weary , jade ]

exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; We wore ourselves out on this hike

[ Syn: tire , wear upon , tire out , wear , weary , jade , wear out , outwear , wear down , fag out , fag ]