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fatigue

/fəˈtiːɡ/noun

Deep tiredness brought on by hard physical or mental effort.

Example sentences

  • “After the double shift, the nurse could barely hide her fatigue.”
  • “Long drives without breaks can lead to dangerous driver fatigue.”

More clinical than 'tiredness': doctors and engineers both use it, as in chronic fatigue or metal fatigue. 'Fatigues' in the plural means military work clothes.

Synonyms for fatigue

  • exhaustion
  • tiredness
  • weariness
  • lethargy

Antonyms

  • energy
  • vigor

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