fatigue
/fəˈtiːɡ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.86 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Weakening and eventual failure of material, typically by cracking leading to complete separation, caused by repeated application of mechanical stress to the material.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
Attributive form of fatigues (“military clothing worn when doing menial tasks”).
American usage; Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "My husband stayed for some days with the magistrate at Cardwell, recruiting his health and recovering from his fatigues, for the passage between Cape York and Cardwell had proved the most tedious and anxious part of the voyage."
- "Alan Pardew finished by far the most frustrated man at the Emirates, blaming fatigue for the fact that Arsenal were able to kill his team off in the dying minutes."
- "For some, the constant deluge that has peaked in the past year is starting to add up to a new (and previously unthinkable) feeling: Taylor Swift fatigue."
- "We found that a comprehensive fatigue management program can reduce fatigue-related crash risk and improve safety by, for example, educating drivers; had Triton had such a program, the driver may not have been operating the truck while fatigued."
- "Moreover, the habits of business are the most enduring of any; and Lord Norbourne's most positive enjoyment was in what are called the fatigues of office."
- "Mechanical failures due to fatigue have been the subject of engineering efforts for more than 150 years."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: fatigue, fatīgō, fatiguer