Fatigue - Definition

n 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" [syn:
fatigue, weariness, tiredness]
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" [syn: fatigue duty, fatigue]
v 1: lose interest or become bored with something or somebody;
"I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my
food" [syn: tire, pall, weary, fatigue, jade]
2: exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or
stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike" [syn: tire,
wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out,
outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue] [ant:
freshen, refresh, refreshen]