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fatigue

fatigue

16 5.8
A loss of interest from seeing or doing something too often
  • noun
  • /fəˈtiɡ/
: fatiga
  • But I think in general, the country has fatigue from political discourse.
  • compassion fatigue
  • donor fatigue
  • attention fatigue

Because there's one thing I want to highlight real quick is what I call dating fatigue, right?

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Examples

  • And it removed a lot of the decision fatigue around it to just say, well, that's off the table.

  • And I share your fatigue.

  • OK, next, for all the singles out there with dating app fatigue, we have a new concept for you.

  • Various barriers exist that make implementing a user satisfaction survey difficult; survey fatigue is a real concern on campus.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Everyone l spoke to in Addis had an acute case of compassion fatigue.

  • Clients were also assisted in coping with losses associated with HIV disease, such as fatigue and multiple illnesses.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Many people experience political engagement fatigue after months of constant campaigning.

  • Jessica noticed she had developed fatigue from browsing the same dating apps repeatedly.

  • The team is facing project fatigue due to the long hours spent on this task without a break.

Synonyms

boredom
vsfatigue
83 1.3

A feeling of being tired and restless when you have nothing to do

focuses on apathy caused by repeated or excessive exposure
tedium
vsfatigue
9 6.8

Feeling bored from doing the same thing for a long time

frames apathy as resulting from excessive exposure
jadedness
vsfatigue
1 7.5

A feeling of being tired and bored after having too much of something

expresses plain apathy from overexposure without emotional cynicism

Compounds

battle fatigue
  • Archaic
3 8.2

Strong tiredness and fear that soldiers feel after long fighting

combat fatigue
  • Archaic
1 7.6

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

A feeling of being tired after long thinking or stress

fatigue fracture
  • Specialized
1 7.7

A crack that appears in metal or bone after repeated stress

fatigue duty
  • Jargon
1 8.0

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

fatigue crack
  • Specialized
1 7.0

A break in metal or hard material caused by repeated stress

fatigue party
  • Jargon
1 9.0

A group of soldiers who do chores like cleaning and repairs

How Bored

ennui
9 9.0
tedium
9 6.8
fatigue
16 5.8
boredom
83 1.3
disinterest
9 5.8

Surface Forms

fatigue singular
fatigues plural

Etymology

Fatigue originally meant 'to tire'. A helpful way to remember this meaning is to think of being 'tired of' something after too much of it, as in 'election fatigue' or 'news fatigue'.