"fatigue" Definition

Definitions for the word "fatigue" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. n.
Weariness from bodily labor or mental exertion; lassitude or exhaustion of strength.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
The cause of weariness; labor; toil; as, the fatigues of war.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
The weakening of a metal when subjected to repeated vibrations or strains.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
To weary with labor or any bodily or mental exertion; to harass with toil; to exhaust the strength or endurance of; to tire.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. n.
1 extreme tiredness. 2 weakness in metals etc. Caused by repeated stress. 3 a non-military army duty. B (in pl.) Clothing worn for this. v. (-gues, -gued, -guing) cause fatigue in. [latin fatigo exhaust]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884

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