Fatigue
Fatigue , noun
[French, from fatiguer to fatigue, Latin fatigare; compare Latin affatim sufficiently.]
1.
Weariness from bodily labor or mental exertion; lassitude or exhaustion of strength.
2.
The cause of weariness; labor; toil; as, the fatigues of war. — Dryden
3.
The weakening of a metal when subjected to repeated vibrations or strains.
Collocations (4)
Fatigue call (Military) , a summons, by bugle or drum, to perform fatigue duties.
Fatigue dress , the working dress of soldiers.
Fatigue duty (Military) , labor exacted from soldiers aside from the use of arms. — Farrow
Fatigue party , a party of soldiers on fatigue duty.
Fatigue , transitive verb
[Compare French fatiguer. See Fatigue, n.]
To weary with labor or any bodily or mental exertion; to harass with toil; to exhaust the strength or endurance of; to tire.