Fatigue Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

Britannica Dictionary definition of FATIGUE

1

[noncount]

:

the state of being very tired

:

extreme weariness

• We were overcome by fatigue after the long journey.
• The drug's side effects include headache and fatigue.

2

fatigues

[plural]

:

the uniform that soldiers wear when they are doing physical work

• soldiers wearing combat boots and fatigues
• army/military fatigues

3

[noncount]

technical

:

the tendency of a material (such as metal) to break after being bent or moved many times

• The cracks in the engine were caused by metal fatigue.

Britannica Dictionary definition of FATIGUE

[+ object]

:

to make (someone) tired

— usually used as (be) fatigued

• We were fatigued by the long journey.

— fatigued

adjective

[more fatigued; most fatigued]

• He always left work feeling somewhat fatigued. [=_tired_]
• mentally fatigued

— fatiguing

adjective

[more fatiguing; most fatiguing]

• a very fatiguing [=_tiring_] journey
• an emotionally fatiguing experience