mental fatigue
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- noun
- /ˈmɛntəl fəˈtiɡ/
:
fatiga mental
- After several hours of studying for the exam, she felt a wave of mental fatigue wash over her.
- physical and mental fatigue
And sometimes this is also related to mental fatigue.
- And sometimes this is also related to mental fatigue.
Examples
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In individuals with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), studies have shown that reports of mental fatigue predict impairment in spatial working memory and sustained attention (Capuron et al., 2006).
Academic text (2014) -
The long hours of focus led to mental fatigue, making it hard for him to concentrate on his tasks.
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The experience of combat also brings with it intense physical and mental fatigue.
Academic text (2002) -
It just increases mental fatigue.
Academic text (1994) -
This is coming from someone who spent 2 years with mental fatigue, so I've come out of it with a few tips.
Blog text (21) -
All great sportsmen undergo mental fatigue once in a while.
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Body and mental fatigue can trigger anxiety in anyone, especially those who have quite weak personalities.
Blog text (31) -
These techniques stimulate creative insights even when administrators are struggling for ideas because of mental fatigue, work stress, or other reasons.
Academic text (2001) -
By the end of the week, my body was completely exhausted—not because of any physical exertion, just mental fatigue.
Fiction book (1995) -
Heat play-by-play announcer Eric Reid pointed out that sometimes it's not the physical fatigue that gets to players on a long road trip, but the mental fatigue.
Blog text (33)
Synonyms
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4.2
A feeling of tiredness and low energy after hard work
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3.6
Extreme physical or mental tiredness after hard work
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3.1
A strong feeling of being very tired in body or mind
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4.1
A state of extreme tiredness from too much work or stress
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6.3
A feeling of tiredness and low energy
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1.0
A feeling of not having energy after physical or mental work
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A state of being very tired in body or mind
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Extreme mental and physical tiredness after long stress or worry
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6.0
A very tired mind after long thinking or a lot of stress
A feeling of great weakness and tiredness
Being very tired so you cannot sleep and feel restless or easily annoyed
Antonyms
How Tired
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a state of exhaustion caused by prolonged mental effort or stress' is directly and compositionally derived from 'mental' (relating to cognition) + 'fatigue' (exhaustion). This adjective+noun combination follows a common, transparent formation found across languages and would be readily understood by a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Mental fatigue combines mental (the mind) with fatigue (strong tiredness). Imagine your brain like a muscle that wears out after long thinking or stress — that's why it means 'feeling very tired in the mind'.