the temporary inability of an organ or part to respond to a stimulus because of overactivity
4.
the progressive cracking of a material subjected to alternating stresses, esp vibrations
5.
the temporary inability to respond to a situation or perform a function, because of overexposure or overactivity
compassion fatigue
6.
a.
any of the mainly domestic duties performed by military personnel, esp as a punishment
b.
(as modifier)
fatigue duties
7. (plural)
special clothing worn by military personnel to carry out such duties
verbWord forms: -tigues, -tiguing or -tigued
8.
to make or become weary or exhausted
9.
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
Derived forms
fatigable (ˈfætɪɡəbəl)
adjective
fatigueless (faˈtigueless)
adjective
Word origin
C17: from French, from fatiguer to tire, from Latin fatīgāre