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fatigue

(f/@/'t/i/g )

temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work(noun.state)

Example:
He was hospitalized for extreme fatigue.
Growing fatigue was apparent from the decline in the execution of their athletic skills.

Synonym:
tiredness, weariness

source: wordnet30
used of materials (especially metals) in a weakened state caused by long stress(noun.state)

Example:
Metal fatigue.

source: wordnet30
(always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something(noun.feeling)

Example:
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.

source: wordnet30
labor of a nonmilitary kind done by soldiers (cleaning or digging or draining or so on)(noun.act)

Example:
The soldiers were put on fatigue to teach them a lesson.
They were assigned to kitchen fatigues.

Synonym:
fatigue duty

source: wordnet30
Weariness from bodily labor or mental exertion; lassitude or exhaustion of strength.(noun)

source: webster1913

lose interest or become bored with something or somebody(verb.body)

Synonym:
jade, pall, tire, weary

source: wordnet30
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress(verb.body)

Synonym:
fag, fag out, jade, outwear, tire, tire out, wear, wear down, wear out, wear upon, weary
Antonym:
freshen, refresh, refreshen

source: wordnet30
To weary with labor or any bodily or mental exertion; to harass with toil; to exhaust the strength or endurance of; to tire.(verb)

source: webster1913

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