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English noun: fatigue | |||
| 1. | fatigue (state) temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | tiredness, weariness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | temporary state | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | asthenopia, exhaustion, eyestrain, grogginess, jet lag, logginess, loginess | ||
| 2. | fatigue (state) used of materials (especially metals) in a weakened state caused by long stress | ||
| Samples | Metal fatigue. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | failing, weakness | ||
| 3. | fatigue (feeling) (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | boredom, ennui, tedium | ||
| 4. | fatigue (act) labor of a nonmilitary kind done by soldiers (cleaning or digging or draining or so on) | ||
| Samples | The soldiers were put on fatigue to teach them a lesson. They were assigned to kitchen fatigues. | ||
| Synonyms | fatigue duty | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | assignment, duty assignment | ||
| Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||
English verb: fatigue | |||
| 1. | fatigue (body) lose interest or become bored with something or somebody | ||
| Samples | I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food. | ||
| Synonyms | jade, pall, tire, weary | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, drop | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | conk out, peter out, poop out, retire, run down, run out, withdraw | ||
| 2. | fatigue (body) exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress | ||
| Samples | We wore ourselves out on this hike. | ||
| Examples | Sam cannot fatigue Sue | ||
| Synonyms | fag, fag out, jade, outwear, tire, tire out, wear, wear down, wear out, wear upon, weary | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | indispose | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | beat, exhaust, overfatigue, overtire, overweary, tucker, tucker out, wash up | ||
| Cause | fatigue, jade, pall, tire, weary | ||
| Antonyms | refreshen, freshen, refresh | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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