fatigue
[noun]
Synonyms:
- tiredness, heaviness, languor, lethargy, listlessness
[verb]
Synonyms:
- tire, drain, exhaust, knacker (slang), take it out of (informal), weaken, wear out, weary

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Contrasted words: briskness, energy, liveliness, vigor, vitality, endurance, strength, refresh, rejuvenate, renew, restore, assuage, relieve
Related Words: enervation, ennui, languor, listlessness, debilitation, faintness, feebleness, weakness, deplete, exhaust, fag, tucker, wear out, debilitate, disable, weaken, annoy, bother, irk, vex

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

fa‧tigue /fəˈtiːɡ/ noun
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: French; Origin: Latin fatigare 'to make tired']

1. [uncountable] very great tiredness Synonym : exhaustion
with fatigue
Sam’s face was grey with fatigue.
from fatigue
He’s suffering from physical and mental fatigue.

2. [uncountable] technical a weakness in metal or wood, caused when it is bent or stretched many times, which is likely to make it break:
metal fatigue

3. fatigues [plural] loose-fitting army clothes

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

fatigue
noun
I. great tiredness
ADJ. extreme, severe | growing | general | mental, physical | battle, compassion soldiers suffering from battle fatigue Compassion fatigue among donor countries means there is less money for worthy causes.
driver car accidents caused by driver fatigue
VERB + FATIGUE suffer from, drop (down) with | combat, fight (off), reduce The right vitamins help you combat fatigue.
FATIGUE + VERB set in She had to stop work when fatigue set in.
overcome sb
PREP. from ~ crying from cold and fatigue
with ~ The man was shivering with fatigue.
PHRASES a feeling of fatigue, signs of fatigue 2 fatigues clothes worn by soldiers
ADJ. army, battle, combat | camouflage
PHRASES in ~ soldiers in combat fatigues
 ⇒ Special page at CLOTHES

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲