fatigues Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun military uniform worn by military personnel when doing menial labor
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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
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noun used of materials (especially metals) in a weakened state caused by long stress
fatigue.
- metal fatigue
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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
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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
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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
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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