tenigue
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A feeling of exhaustion resulting from doing something stressful (such as driving) for a long period of time without a break.
Dated; Informal; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "A new national disease called tenigue was reported today. Almost any motorist may catch it once he gets on the highway."
- "Traffic safety studies have brought motordom a new word. It is "tenigue," a combination of tension and fatigue. And it is usually the result of too-constant driving without brief periods of relaxation. In these days of heavy traffic, tenigue can be deadly. Smart motorists on a long run will stop each 100 miles or so for a cup of coffee or a spot of tea, or just to stretch their legs. It will relieve tenigue."
- "One big reason for "that tired feeling" is what some doctors call "tenigue." It's a combination of emotional tension and physical fatigue. Emotional tension is the dangerous culprit."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *tend- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *téndeti Proto-Italic *tendō Latin tendō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin tēnsiōder. Middle French tensionbor. English ten(sion) Latin fatīgārelbor. French fatiguerdeverb. French fatiguebor. English (fat)igue blend English tenigue Blend of ten(sion) + (fat)igue.