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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (4)

1. temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work;
- Example: "he was hospitalized for extreme fatigue"
- Example: "growing fatigue was apparent from the decline in the execution of their athletic skills"
- Example: "weariness overcame her after twelve hours and she fell asleep"
[syn: fatigue, weariness, tiredness]

2. used of materials (especially metals) in a weakened state caused by long stress;
- Example: "metal fatigue"

3. (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something;
- Example: "he was suffering from museum fatigue"
- Example: "after watching TV with her husband she had a bad case of football fatigue"
- Example: "the American public is experiencing scandal fatigue"
- Example: "political fatigue"

4. labor of a nonmilitary kind done by soldiers (cleaning or digging or draining or so on);
- Example: "the soldiers were put on fatigue to teach them a lesson"
- Example: "they were assigned to kitchen fatigues"
[syn: fatigue duty, fatigue]


VERB (2)

1. lose interest or become bored with something or somebody;
- Example: "I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food"
[syn: tire, pall, weary, fatigue, jade]

2. exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress;
- Example: "We wore ourselves out on this hike"
[syn: tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Fatigue \Fa*tigue"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fatigued; p. pr. &
   vb. n. Fatiguing, n.] [Cf. F. fatiguer. See Fatigue, n.]
   To weary with labor or any bodily or mental exertion; to
   harass with toil; to exhaust the strength or endurance of; to
   tire.

   Syn: To jade; tire; weary; bore. See Jade.
        [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Fatigue \Fa*tigue"\, n. [F., fr. fatiguer to fatigue, L.
   fatigare; cf. L. affatim sufficiently.]
   1. Weariness from bodily labor or mental exertion; lassitude
      or exhaustion of strength.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. The cause of weariness; labor; toil; as, the fatigues of
      war. --Dryden.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. The weakening of a metal when subjected to repeated
      vibrations or strains.
      [1913 Webster]

   Fatigue call (Mil.), a summons, by bugle or drum, to
      perform fatigue duties.

   Fatigue dress, the working dress of soldiers.

   Fatigue duty (Mil.), labor exacted from soldiers aside from
      the use of arms. --Farrow.

   Fatigue party, a party of soldiers on fatigue duty.
      [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

fatigue
    n 1: 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:
         fatigue, weariness, tiredness]
    2: used of materials (especially metals) in a weakened state
       caused by long stress; "metal fatigue"
    3: (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"
    4: 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, fatigue]
    v 1: lose interest or become bored with something or somebody;
         "I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my
         food" [syn: tire, pall, weary, fatigue, jade]
    2: 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, fatigue] [ant:
       freshen, refresh, refreshen]