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fatigue

fatigue

92 4.2
A feeling of tiredness and low energy after hard work
  • noun
  • /fəˈtiɡ/
translation icon : fatiga
  • The mental fatigue from studying for exams left him drained and ready for a break.
  • physical fatigue
  • chronic fatigue
  • driver fatigue

That's things like fever or severe fatigue after the injection.

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Examples

  • It's much more common to have a headache, fatigue and sort of mild cold like symptoms.

  • Both fighters are showing signs of fatigue.

  • And then I tried to go back to school and the fatigue hit me so hard.

  • Four miles in and showing no signs of fatigue.

  • And I find that there was towards the end a look of fatigue in the faces of the women on either side of him.

  • It's like that whole body fatigue from the entire workout.

  • If you suffer from chronic fatigue that happens almost every day.

  • Excessive stress and fatigue are also commonly reported.

  • Long COVID includes things like brain fog, fatigue, POTS, and other stuff.

  • All great sportsmen undergo mental fatigue once in a while.

Synonyms

exhaustion
vsfatigue
78 3.6

Extreme physical or mental tiredness after hard work

is a milder state caused by ordinary effort rather than complete collapse
weariness
vsfatigue
20 3.1

A strong feeling of being very tired in body or mind

focuses more on loss of strength and energy from exertion rather than feeling alone
lethargy
vsfatigue
12 6.3

A feeling of tiredness and low energy

is caused by hard work and implies a short lived loss of strength
tiredness
vsfatigue
10 1.0

A feeling of not having energy after physical or mental work

is specifically caused by hard work and emphasizes quick recovery
enervation
vsfatigue
9.1

A feeling of great weakness and tiredness

is the everyday temporary loss that follows heavy physical or mental work
overtiredness
vsfatigue
4.9

Being very tired so you cannot sleep and feel restless or easily annoyed

is due to recent effort and highlights temporary loss rather than chronic excess

Antonyms

13 5.4

To make a person or thing seem younger and fresher

1 5.5

A change or feeling that makes something more lively and full of energy

Compounds

battle fatigue
  • Archaic
2 8.2

Strong tiredness and fear that soldiers feel after long fighting

A feeling of being tired after long thinking or stress

combat fatigue
  • Archaic
7.6

A mental condition soldiers get after long fighting that causes extreme tiredness, anxiety, and nightmares

fatigue fracture
  • Specialized
7.7

A crack that appears in metal or bone after repeated stress

fatigue party
  • Jargon
9.0

A group of soldiers who do chores like cleaning and repairs

fatigue crack
  • Specialized
7.0

A break in metal or hard material caused by repeated stress

fatigue duty
  • Jargon
8.0

Work that soldiers do, such as cleaning, often as routine or punishment

How Tired

exhaustion
78 3.6
fatigue
92 4.2
tiredness
10 1.0

Surface Forms

fatigue singular
fatigues plural

Etymology

Fatigue comes from the old Latin verb fatigare, which means 'to tire'. So, fatigue is the strong feeling of being worn out after hard physical or mental work.