Learner’s Word of the Day |
plural fatigues
1 [noncount] : the state of being very tired : extreme weariness
• We were overcome by fatigue after the long journey.
• The drug's side effects include headache and fatigue.
2 fatigues [plural]: the uniform that soldiers wear when they are doing physical work
• soldiers wearing combat boots and fatigues
• army/military fatigues
3 [noncount] technical : the tendency of a material (such as metal) to break after being bent or moved many times
• The cracks in the engine were caused by metal fatigue.
Learn about fatigue as a verb.
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