fatigue

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fəˈtiːɡ/ Rhymes: -iːɡ === Etymology 1 === From French fatigue, from fatiguer, from Latin fatīgāre (“to weary, tire, vex, harass”). ==== Noun ==== fatigue (countable and uncountable, plural fatigues) A weariness caused by exertion; exhaustion. (often in the plural) A menial task or tasks, especially in the military. (engineering) Weakening and eventual failure of material, typically by cracking leading to complete separation, caused by repeated application of mechanical stress to the material. (US) Attributive form of fatigues (“military clothing worn when doing menial tasks”). ===== Synonyms ===== Thesaurus:fatigue ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From French fatiguer, from Latin fatīgāre (“to weary, tire, vex, harass”). ==== Verb ==== fatigue (third-person singular simple present fatigues, present participle fatiguing, simple past and past participle fatigued) (transitive) To tire or make weary by physical or mental exertion. (transitive, cooking) To wilt a salad by dressing or tossing it. (intransitive) To lose so much strength or energy that one becomes tired, weary, feeble or exhausted. (intransitive, engineering, of a material specimen) To undergo the process of fatigue; to fail as a result of fatigue. (transitive, engineering) To cause to undergo the process of fatigue. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== fatigable indefatigable ===== Translations ===== === References === === Further reading === “fatigue”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “fatigue”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == French == === Etymology === Deverbal from fatiguer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fa.tiɡ/ === Noun === fatigue f (plural fatigues) tiredness Near-synonym: épuisement tomber de fatigue ― to be exhausted, to be asleep on one's feet, to drop from exhaustion coup de fatigue ― sudden tiredness sous le coup de la fatigue ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) (figuratively) fatigue, weariness ==== Related terms ==== fatigué ==== See also ==== somnolence === Further reading === “fatigue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Portuguese == === Verb === fatigue inflection of fatigar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Spanish == === Verb === fatigue inflection of fatigar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative