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fatigue

  • noun
  • /fəˈtiːɡ/

A weariness caused by exertion; exhaustion.

Other meanings

  1. A menial task or tasks, especially in the military.

  2. Weakening and eventual failure of material, typically by cracking leading to complete separation, caused by repeated application of mechanical stress to the material.

Word history

From Latin "fatīgō".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “fatigue” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.