fatigue
/fəˈtiːɡ/ noun C1- A weariness caused by exertion; exhaustion.
- A menial task or tasks, especially in the military.
- Weakening and eventual failure of material, typically by cracking leading to complete separation, caused by repeated application of mechanical stress to the material.
Plural fatigues
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Hurst and her sister scarcely opened their mouths except to complain of fatigue, and were evidently impatient to have the house to themselves.
At last waking up, and moving as fast as he could, he saw the Tortoise had reached the goal, and was comfortably dozing after her fatigue.
When they had fearfully lacerated each other and were faint from the long combat, they lay down exhausted with fatigue.
Bennet seemed incapable of fatigue while enumerating the advantages of the match.
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