Meaning & Definition of Fatigue in English

1. Temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work

• "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"

2. Used of materials (especially metals) in a weakened state caused by long stress

• "Metal fatigue"

3. (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something

• "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"

4. Labor of a nonmilitary kind done by soldiers (cleaning or digging or draining or so on)

• "The soldiers were put on fatigue to teach them a lesson"

• "They were assigned to kitchen fatigues"

1. Lose interest or become bored with something or somebody

• "I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food"

2. Exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

• "We wore ourselves out on this hike"