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fatigue
CEFRC1
/fəˈtiːɡ/
noun · verb
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In plain English
- 01
noun
Extreme tiredness, especially after work or effort.
- 02
noun
Extra detailA menial task or tasks, especially in the military.
Examples
What with fatigue and lack of sleep, he has fallen ill at last.
With hunger and fatigue, the dog died at last.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsWeakening and eventual failure of material, typically by cracking leading to complete separation, caused by repeated application of mechanical stress to the material.
A weariness caused by exertion; exhaustion.
verb
Extra meaningTo tire or make weary by physical or mental exertion.
More examples
In contextThe repeated pressurization cycles fatigued the airplane's metal skin until it eventually broke up in flight.
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.
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.
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Origin
noun
From French fatigue, from fatiguer, from Latin fatīgāre (“to weary, tire, vex, harass”).