- weariness from bodily or mental exertion.
- a cause of weariness; slow ordeal; exertion: the fatigue of driving for many hours.
- temporary diminution of the irritability or functioning of organs, tissues, or cells after excessive exertion or stimulation.
- the weakening or breakdown of material subjected to stress, especially a repeated series of stresses.
- Also called fatigue duty .Military.
- labor of a generally nonmilitary kind done by soldiers, such as cleaning up an area, digging drainage ditches, or raking leaves.
- the state of being engaged in such labor: on fatigue.
- See entry at fatigues.
- of or relating to fatigues or any clothing made to resemble them: The guerrilla band wore fatigue pants and field jackets.She brought fatigue shorts to wear on the hike.
- to weary with bodily or mental exertion; exhaust the strength of: Endless chatter fatigues me.
- to subject (a material) to fatigue.
- to become tired or exhausted.
- (of a material) to undergo fatigue.
- physical or mental exhaustion due to exertion
- a tiring activity or effort
- the temporary inability of an organ or part to respond to a stimulus because of overactivity
- the progressive cracking of a material subjected to alternating stresses, esp vibrations
- the temporary inability to respond to a situation or perform a function, because of overexposure or overactivity
- any of the mainly domestic duties performed by military personnel, esp as a punishment
- (as modifier)
- special clothing worn by military personnel to carry out such duties
- to make or become weary or exhausted
- to crack or break (a material or part) by inducing fluctuating stresses in it, or (of a metal or part) to become weakened or fail as a result of fluctuating stresses
