fatigues Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun military uniform worn by military personnel when doing menial labor
  2. noun temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
    fatigue; tiredness; weariness.
    • 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
  3. noun used of materials (especially metals) in a weakened state caused by long stress
    fatigue.
    • metal fatigue
  4. noun (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something
    fatigue.
    • 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
  5. noun labor of a nonmilitary kind done by soldiers (cleaning or digging or draining or so on)
    fatigue; fatigue duty.
    • the soldiers were put on fatigue to teach them a lesson
    • they were assigned to kitchen fatigues
  6. verb lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
    jade; fatigue; pall; tire; weary.
    • I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food
  7. verb exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
    wear out; tire; wear down; jade; fag out; weary; fatigue; wear; tire out; outwear; fag; wear upon.
    • We wore ourselves out on this hike

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