From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishfatiguefa‧tigue /fəˈtiːɡ/ ●○○ noun1[uncountable]TIRED very great tirednessSYN exhaustionwith fatigue
Sam’s face was grey with fatigue.from fatigue
He’s suffering from physical and mental fatigue.2[uncountable] technicalTBC a weakness in metal or wood, caused when it is bent or stretched many times, which is likely to make it breakmetal fatigue3 →fatiguesExamples from the Corpusfatigue• On these occasions, it was said, he was insensible to both fatigue and heat.• But nobody who regularly uses the motorway can say they haven't been warned about the dangers of driverfatigue.• Symptoms of the illness include fever, fatigue, and loss of appetite.• Moreover, fatigue from untreatedsleep apnea may lead to motor-vehicle accidents.• Driving in stressful conditions can lead to musclefatigue.• She seemed depressed and was beginning to show signs of fatigue.• Stoklos was showing signs of fatigue after a difficult game.• This could be regarded as nothing more than fatigue and recovery from fatigue, but it is not.• The researcherssought to determine if rest periods would reduceworkerfatigue and therefore contribute to increased output across the day.metal fatigue• It is not just artisticephemera which suffer from metal fatigue in the heat of ubiquitousexposure.• Cecilia attributed the marks to some kind of metal fatigue or rust.Originfatigue(1600-1700)FrenchLatinfatigare“to make tired”
