■ noun
1》 extreme tiredness resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness.
↘[with modifier ] a lessening in one's response to or enthusiasm for something, caused by overexposure: election ~.
2》 weakness in metal or other materials caused by repeated variations of stress.
3》 ( ~s ) menial non-military tasks performed by a soldier.
↘a group of soldiers ordered to do such a duty.
4》 ( ~s ) loose-fitting clothing of a sort worn by soldiers.
■ verb ( ~s , fatiguing , ~d ) cause to suffer ~.
Derivatives
fatiguability (also fatigability ) noun
fatiguable (also fatigable ) adjective
Origin
C17 (in the sense 'task that causes weariness'): from Fr. ~ (n.), ~r (v.), from L. fatigare 'tire out', from ad fatim , affatim 'to satiety or surfeit'.