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[fəˈtiːɡ], (Noun)
Definitions:
- extreme tiredness resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness
(e.g: he was nearly dead with fatigue)
- weakness in metal or other materials caused by repeated variations of stress
(e.g: metal fatigue)
- menial non-military tasks performed by a soldier, sometimes as a punishment
(e.g: we're on cookhouse fatigues, sir)
- loose clothing, typically khaki, olive drab, or camouflaged, of a sort worn by soldiers on active duty
(e.g: battle fatigues)
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Origin
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mid 17th century (in the sense ‘task that causes weariness’): from French fatigue (noun), fatiguer (verb), from Latin fatigare ‘tire out’, from ad fatim, affatim ‘to satiety or surfeit’
[fəˈtiːɡ], (Verb)
Definitions:
- cause (someone) to feel exhausted
(e.g: they were fatigued by their journey)
- weaken (a metal or other material) by repeated variations of stress
(e.g: the nails have become rusted through or fatigued)
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Origin
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mid 17th century (in the sense ‘task that causes weariness’): from French fatigue (noun), fatiguer (verb), from Latin fatigare ‘tire out’, from ad fatim, affatim ‘to satiety or surfeit’
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