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Word: Fatigue
Speech Type: Noun
mid 17th century (in the sense ‘task that causes weariness’): from French fatigue (noun), fatiguer (verb), from Latin fatigare ‘tire out’, from ad fatim, affatim ‘to satiety or surfeit’
fəˈtiːɡ
extreme tiredness resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness
Short Definition:extreme tiredness
Examples:- he was nearly dead with fatigue
weakness in metal or other materials caused by repeated variations of stress
Short Definition:weakness in metal
Examples:- metal fatigue
menial non-military tasks performed by a soldier, sometimes as a punishment
Short Definition:menial tasks performed by soldier
Examples:- we're on cookhouse fatigues, sir
loose clothing, typically khaki, olive drab, or camouflaged, of a sort worn by soldiers on active duty
Short Definition:loose clothing worn by soldiers
Examples:- battle fatigues
Word: Fatigue
Speech Type: Verb
fəˈtiːɡ
cause (someone) to feel exhausted
Short Definition:cause to feel fatigue
Examples:- they were fatigued by their journey
weaken (a metal or other material) by repeated variations of stress
Short Definition:weaken metal or other material
Examples:- the nails have become rusted through or fatigued
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