Fatigue Meaning
/fəˈtiːɡ/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA weariness caused by exertion; exhaustion.
nounA menial task or tasks, especially in the military.
Sentence Examples
With hunger and fatigue, the dog died at last.
What with fatigue and lack of sleep, he has fallen ill at last.
CEFR Practice Quiz
After twelve hours of work, extreme ____ made him collapse.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The long-distance runner was struggling with extreme ____ as he neared the end of the marathon.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Latin fatīgārelbor. French fatiguerdeverb. French fatiguebor. English fatigue From French fatigue, from fatiguer, from Latin fatīgāre (“to weary, tire, vex, harass”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"My husband stayed for some days with the magistrate at Cardwell, recruiting his health and recovering from his fatigues, for the passage between Cape York and Cardwell had proved the most tedious and anxious part of the voyage."
— 1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 181:
"Alan Pardew finished by far the most frustrated man at the Emirates, blaming fatigue for the fact that Arsenal were able to kill his team off in the dying minutes."
— 2012 December 29, Paul Doyle, “Arsenal's Theo Walcott hits hat-trick in thrilling victory over Newcastle”, in The Guardian:
"For some, the constant deluge that has peaked in the past year is starting to add up to a new (and previously unthinkable) feeling: Taylor Swift fatigue."
— 2024 April 22, Matt Stevens, Shivani Gonzalez, “Taylor Swift Has Given Fans a Lot. Is It Finally Too Much?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
"We found that a comprehensive fatigue management program can reduce fatigue-related crash risk and improve safety by, for example, educating drivers; had Triton had such a program, the driver may not have been operating the truck while fatigued."
— 2024, NTSB, NTSB Finds Multiple Safety Lapses in 2022 Fatal Collision Between Truck and Party Bus:
"Moreover, the habits of business are the most enduring of any; and Lord Norbourne's most positive enjoyment was in what are called the fatigues of office."
— 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Opinions”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 112:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After twelve hours of work, extreme ____ made him collapse.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The long-distance runner was struggling with extreme ____ as he neared the end of the marathon.