fatigue : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: fatigue	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for fatigue
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fatigue n 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" Synonym(s): fatigue, weariness, tiredness used of materials (especially metals) in a weakened state caused by long stress; "metal fatigue" (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" 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" Synonym(s): fatigue duty, fatigue v lose interest or become bored with something or somebody; "I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food" Synonym(s): tire, pall, weary, fatigue, jade exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike" Synonym(s): tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue Antonym(s): freshen, refresh, refreshen
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fatigue \Fatigue"\, n. [F., fr. fatiguer to fatigue, L. fatigare; cf. L. affatim sufficiently.] 1. Weariness from bodily labor or mental exertion; lassitude or exhaustion of strength. 2. The cause of weariness; labor; toil; as, the fatigues of war. --Dryden. 3. The weakening of a metal when subjected to repeated vibrations or strains. {Fatigue* call} (Mil.), a summons, by bugle or drum, to perform fatigue duties. {Fatigue dress}, the working dress of soldiers. {Fatigue duty} (Mil.), labor exacted from soldiers aside from the use of arms. --Farrow. {Fatigue party}, a party of soldiers on fatigue duty.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fatigue \Fa*tigue"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fatigued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fatiguing}, n.] [Cf. F. fatiguer. See {Fatigue}, n.] To weary with labor or any bodily or mental exertion; to harass with toil; to exhaust the strength or endurance of; to tire. Syn: To jade; tire; weary; bore. See {Jade}.