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fatigue
labor of a nonmilitary kind done by soldiers (cleaning or digging or draining or so on)
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 7
- Starts with
- F
- Ends with
- E
- Contains
- ATIGU
- Scrabble score
- 11
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
Meaning
Definitions
noun
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”
noun
(always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something
“he was suffering from museum fatigue”
noun
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
“he was hospitalized for extreme fatigue”
noun
used of materials (especially metals) in a weakened state caused by long stress
“metal fatigue”
verb
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
“We wore ourselves out on this hike”
verb
lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
“I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food”
In context
Example Sentences
the soldiers were put on fatigue to teach them a lesson
they were assigned to kitchen fatigues
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
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
metal fatigue
We wore ourselves out on this hike
I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food
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