[beūa] (v, exp) EN: be bored ; be fed up with ; be tired of ; be sick of ; be weary ofFR: être excédé ; être agacé ; être las ; être dégoûté ; être fatigué de ; en avoir assez (de qqch/qqn) ; en avoir marre (fam.) ; en avoir sa claque (fam.) ; en avoir par-dessus la tête (fam.) ; en avoir ras le bol (fam.)
[lā] (v) EN: be exhausted ; be tired ; be fatigued ; be subject to fatigue ; be weary ; be worn outFR: être épuisé ; être exténué ; être éreinté ; être brisé de fatigue
(n) temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work, Syn. weariness, tiredness, Example: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
(n) (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something, Example: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
(n) labor of a nonmilitary kind done by soldiers (cleaning or digging or draining or so on), Syn. fatigue, Example:the soldiers were put on fatigue to teach them a lesson; they were assigned to kitchen fatigues
n. [ F., fr. fatiguer to fatigue, L. fatigare; cf. L. affatim sufficiently. ] 1. Weariness from bodily labor or mental exertion; lassitude or exhaustion of strength. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. The cause of weariness; labor; toil; as, the fatigues of war. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. The weakening of a metal when subjected to repeated vibrations or strains. [ 1913 Webster ]
Fatigue call (Mil.), a summons, by bugle or drum, to perform fatigue duties. -- Fatigue dress, the working dress of soldiers. -- Fatigue duty (Mil.), labor exacted from soldiers aside from the use of arms. Farrow. -- Fatigue party, a party of soldiers on fatigue duty. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Fatigued p. pr. & vb. n. Fatiguing, n. ] [ Cf. F. fatiguer. See Fatigue, n. ] To weary with labor or any bodily or mental exertion; to harass with toil; to exhaust the strength or endurance of; to tire.
Syn. -- To jade; tire; weary; bore. See Jade. [ 1913 Webster ]