fatigue

Noun
  1. Temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work (synset 114039832)
    "he was hospitalized for extreme fatigue"; "growing fatigue was apparent from the decline in the execution of their athletic skills"; "weariness overcame her after twelve hours and she fell asleep"
    is a type of: temporary state - a state that continues for a limited time
    subtypes:
    • asthenopia, eyestrain - a tiredness of the eyes caused by prolonged close work by a person with an uncorrected vision problem
    • jet lag - fatigue and sleep disturbance resulting from disruption of the body's normal circadian rhythm as a result of jet travel
    • exhaustion - extreme fatigue
    • grogginess - a groggy state resulting from weariness
    • logginess, loginess - a dull and listless state resulting from weariness
    same as: tiredness, weariness
  2. Used of materials (especially metals) in a weakened state caused by long stress (synset 114487260)
    "metal fatigue"
    is a type of: failing, weakness - a flaw or weak point
  3. (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something (synset 107555469)
    "he was suffering from museum fatigue"; "after watching TV with her husband she had a bad case of football fatigue"; "the American public is experiencing scandal fatigue"; "political fatigue"
    is a type of: boredom, ennui, tedium - the feeling of being bored by something tedious
  4. Labor of a nonmilitary kind done by soldiers (cleaning or digging or draining or so on) (synset 100732006)
    "the soldiers were put on fatigue to teach them a lesson"; "they were assigned to kitchen fatigues"
    referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation
    is a type of: assignment, duty assignment - a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)
    same as: fatigue duty
Verb
  1. Lose interest or become bored with something or somebody (synset 200075867)
    "I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food"
    is a type of: degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, drop - grow worse
    subtypes:
    same as: jade, pall, tire, weary
  2. Exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress (synset 200074774)
    "We wore ourselves out on this hike"
    causes: fatigue, jade, pall, tire, weary - lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
    is a type of: indispose - cause to feel unwell
    subtypes:
    same as: fag, fag out, jade, outwear, tire, tire out, wear, wear down, wear out, wear upon, weary

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