Dictionary Check: fatigue
"fatigue" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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Words with Friends
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Definition
noun
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
Example:
"he was hospitalized for extreme fatigue"
noun
used of materials (especially metals) in a weakened state caused by long stress
Example:
"metal fatigue"
noun
(always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something
Example:
"he was suffering from museum fatigue"
noun
labor of a nonmilitary kind done by soldiers (cleaning or digging or draining or so on)
Example:
"the soldiers were put on fatigue to teach them a lesson"
verb
lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
Example:
"I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food"
verb
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
Example:
"We wore ourselves out on this hike"
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