fatigue en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /fəˈtiːɡ/
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin fatīgārelbor. French fatiguerdeverb. French fatiguebor. English fatigue From French fatigue, from fatiguer, from Latin fatīgāre (“to weary, tire, vex, harass”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A weariness caused by exertion; exhaustion.
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: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: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: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:
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(countable, in-plural, often, uncountable) A menial task or tasks, especially in the military.
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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(countable, uncountable) Weakening and eventual failure of material, typically by cracking leading to complete separation, caused by repeated application of mechanical stress to the material.
Mechanical failures due to fatigue have been the subject of engineering efforts for more than 150 years.
2013, N. Dowling, Mechanical Behaviour of Materials, page 399:An investigation found that the rail had fragmented as trains passed over it, and that the likely cause was "rolling contact fatigue" defined as multiple surface-breaking cracks. Repeated high loading had caused fatigue cracks to grow, resulting in what is called gauge corner cracking.
2026 March 18, Peter Plisner, “Tackling broken rails: the skills and technology improving safety”, in RAIL, number 1057, page 30:
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(US, attributive, countable, form-of, uncountable) Attributive form of fatigues (“military clothing worn when doing menial tasks”).
form of fatigues
Spencer came with all the soft-skill attributes of a desk officer. Double chin, bulging belly testing the tensile strength of the lower two buttons of his fatigue top, and wired-rimmed glasses that sat atop a pointed nose with mismatched nostrils.
2014, Dalton Fury, Full Assault Mode, New York, N.Y.: St. Martin’s Press, →ISBN, page 139:He reluctantly took the map from his camouflage fatigue pocket.
1998, William T. Craig, Team Sergeant: A Special Forces NCO at Lang Vei and Beyond, New York, N.Y.: Ivy Books, →ISBN, page 27:He was slouched in the chair behind the duty officer’s desk, cigarette dangling from his lips, hands thrust deep into his fatigue pockets, making a display of his disrespect. The acting clerk, cowering behind his own desk, was either afraid to insist he assume a more military posture, or else didn’t care.
1975, John Crowther, Firebase, New York, N.Y.: St. Martin’s Press, page 107:Chino took a laminated map out of one of his fatigue pockets and gave it to Harper.
2013, Gavin G. Smith, Crysis: Escalation, London: Gollancz, →ISBN, page 186:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| fatigues | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
information fatigue · antifatigue · fatigueless · operational fatigue · listening fatigue · digital fatigue · caution fatigue · diversity fatigue · donor fatigue · menu fatigue · redemption fatigue · negro fatigue · Zoom fatigue · climate fatigue · flavor fatigue · franchise fatigue · Black fatigue · combat fatigue · information fatigue syndrome · ear fatigue · driver fatigue · postfatigue · alert fatigue · compassion fatigue · alarm fatigue · post-viral fatigue syndrome · fatiguesome · nigger fatigue · fatigues · fatigue party · listener fatigue · battle fatigue · overfatigue · prefatigue · fatigue duty · chronic fatigue syndrome · flavour fatigue · decision fatigue
Relateds
tire · faintness · fatigued · lassitude · dyspnea · syncope · drowsiness · yawning · fainting · sleepy · sweat
Synonyms
wornness · fatigue · tiredness · frazzle · exhaustion · weariness · exhaustedness
Translations (130)
bg изтоще́ние (weariness) · uk сто́мленість (weariness) · vec fadiga (weariness) · eo laceco (weariness) · uk змо́реність (weariness) · ru уста́лость (material failure due to cyclic loading) · ja 疲労 (weariness) · fi väsymys (weariness) · it usura (material failure due to cyclic loading) · kk шаршағандық (weariness) · fa خستگی (weariness) · de Müdigkeit (weariness) · it affaticamento (weariness) · de Ermüdung (material failure due to cyclic loading) · tl pagod (weariness) · nah ciammiquiliztli (weariness) · ar إِرْهَاق (weariness) · dlm fataica (weariness) · el φθορά (material failure due to cyclic loading) · hy ուժասպառություն (weariness) · ka დაღლილობა (weariness) · ro oboseală (weariness) · de Überdruss (weariness) · ko 피곤 (weariness) · pl zmęczenie (material failure due to cyclic loading) · it stanchezza (weariness) · sh úmor (weariness) · ga gíotáil (menial task, especially in military) · ru утомле́ние (weariness) · be сто́ма (weariness) · et väsimus (weariness) · sv trötthet (weariness) · el κούραση (weariness) · hu kimerültség (weariness) · fr épuisement (weariness) · gl fatiga (weariness) · uz horganlik (weariness) · ota یورغونلق (weariness) · de Erschöpfung (weariness) · sl utrujenost (weariness) · lt nuovargis (weariness) · cmn 倦怠 (weariness) · tk ýadawlyk (weariness) · lv nogurums (weariness) · hu fáradtság (weariness) · ur تکان (weariness) · sv utnötning (material failure due to cyclic loading) · de Ermüdung (weariness) · mi kurutai (weariness) · it logorio (material failure due to cyclic loading) · ko 피로 (weariness) · ota كلال (weariness) · el αγγαρεία (menial task, especially in military) · cs únava (weariness) · mk замор (weariness) · cmn 疲勞 /疲劳 (material failure due to cyclic loading) · cmn 乏力 (weariness) · ky чарчоо (weariness) · hy հոգնածություն (weariness) · mn ядаргаа (weariness) · tl pagal (material failure due to cyclic loading) · fi väsymys (material failure due to cyclic loading) · da udmatning (weariness) · sk únava (weariness) · be змо́ранасць (weariness) · vi mệt mỏi (weariness) · el κόπος (weariness) · hi थकान (weariness) · de Schlappheit (weariness) · da træthed (weariness) · ar تَعَب (weariness) · tr yorgunluk (weariness) · sv förslitning (material failure due to cyclic loading) · uk уто́ма (weariness) · is þreyta (weariness) · fi uupuminen (weariness) · fi nakki (menial task, especially in military) · it stanchezza (weariness) · sh у́мор (weariness) · fi väsymisvaurio (material failure due to cyclic loading) · ky чарчагандык (weariness) · ja 疲れ (weariness) · pl zmęczenie (weariness) · tr bitkinlik (weariness) · id kelelahan (weariness) · bg умора (material failure due to cyclic loading) · tg хастагӣ (weariness) · bg наряд (menial task, especially in military) · cmn 疲勞 /疲劳 (weariness) · it corvé (menial task, especially in military) · kk болдырғандық (weariness) · et väsimus (material failure due to cyclic loading) · uz charchaganlik (weariness) · ta அலுப்பு (weariness) · nl vermoeidheid (weariness) · be сто́мленасць (weariness) · fr corvée (menial task, especially in military) · ro extenuare (weariness) · es fatiga (weariness) · fi uupumus (weariness) · cmn 勞累 /劳累 (weariness) · th ความล้า (weariness) · bg умо́ра (weariness) · mvi ブガリ (weariness) · ist fadeîga (weariness) · uk уто́мленість (weariness) · pt fadiga (weariness) · es fatigación (weariness) · ru уста́лость (weariness) · hi शिथिलता (weariness) · fr fatigue (weariness) · el καταπόνηση (weariness) · fi väsyminen (weariness) · sq lodhje (weariness) · kk шаршау (weariness) · sv slitage (material failure due to cyclic loading) · nb utmattelse (weariness) · mk умор (weariness) · nb tretthet (weariness) · ca fatiga (weariness) · ru наря́д (menial task, especially in military) · az yorğunluq (weariness) · ga tuirse (weariness) · la fatīgātiō (weariness) · sv utmattning (material failure due to cyclic loading) · ms keletihan (weariness) · ro corvadă (menial task, especially in military) · it fatica (material failure due to cyclic loading) · mi mākinokino (weariness) · sv utmattning (weariness)