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fatigue
noun
1 his face was gray with fatigue:
tiredness, weariness, exhaustion, overtiredness;
drowsiness, somnolence;
lethargy, sluggishness, lassitude, debility, enervation, listlessness, prostration, lack of energy, lack of vitality.
antonyms energy, vigor.
2 (fatigues) Militaryright, Private, it's kitchen fatigues for you:
menial work, drudgery, chores, donkey work;
informal dirty work;
British, informal skivvying.
3 (fatigues) Militarya conscript dressed in battle fatigues:
khakis, camouflage clothing/gear;
informal camo clothing/gear.
verb
the troops were fatigued by nine days of marching:
tire, tire out, exhaust, wear out, drain, make weary, weary, wash out, tax, overtax, overtire, jade, make sleepy;
prostrate, enervate;
informal knock out, take it out of, do in, fag out, whack, poop, shatter, bush, frazzle, wear to a frazzle;
British, informal knacker;
British, vulgar slang shag out.
antonyms invigorate, refresh.
word linksfatigue
kopophobia fear of fatigue