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fatigue

fatigue

24 5.8
A loss of interest from seeing or doing something too often
  • noun
  • /fəˈtiɡ/
translation icon : 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
85 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
10 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
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 Bored

ennui
9 9.0
tedium
10 6.8
fatigue
24 5.8
boredom
85 1.3
disinterest
5 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'.