fatigue
noun (TIREDNESS/WEAKNESS) /fəˈtiːɡ/Definition
› [U] formal extreme tiredness: She was suffering from fatigue.Tired and making tired › [U] specialized weakness in something, such as a metal part or structure, often caused by repeated bending: The crash was caused by metal fatigue in one of the propeller blades. → See also compassion fatigueMetals and metalworkingChemical elementsPhysical and chemical processes
(Definition of fatigue noun (TIREDNESS/WEAKNESS) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- at your worst idiom
- be all in idiom
- be dead on your feet idiom
- be fit/ready to drop idiom
- bleary adjective
- comatose adjective
- fatigued adjective
- finish sb off phrasal verb
- fit to drop idiom
- haggard adjective
- half dead adjective
- jet lag noun
- prostrate adjective (VERY TIRED)
- punch-drunk adjective (TIRED)
- run yourself into the ground idiom
- shagged adjective
- shattered adjective (TIRED)
- sleepy adjective (PERSON)
- stonkered adjective
- whacked adjective
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Tired and making tired
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