FATIGUE

• (noun) labor of a nonmilitary kind done by soldiers (cleaning or digging or draining or so on)

  "the soldiers were put on fatigue to teach them a lesson", "they were assigned to kitchen fatigues"

  synonyms : fatigue duty

• (noun) (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something

  "he was suffering from museum fatigue", "after watching TV with her husband she had a bad case of football fatigue", "the American public is experiencing scandal fatigue", "political fatigue"

• (noun) temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work

  "he was hospitalized for extreme fatigue", "growing fatigue was apparent from the decline in the execution of their athletic skills", "weariness overcame her after twelve hours and she fell asleep"

  synonyms : tiredness , weariness

• (noun) used of materials (especially metals) in a weakened state caused by long stress

  "metal fatigue"

• (verb) exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

  "We wore ourselves out on this hike"

  synonyms : fag , fag out , jade , outwear , tire , tire out , wear , wear down , wear out , wear upon , weary

• (verb) lose interest or become bored with something or somebody

  "I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food"

  synonyms : jade , pall , tire , weary

  Although John is a great entertainer, his jokes begin to pall after a while. -added by naila_inlas

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