1. Loose-fitting military work clothes, typically made of durable cotton in camouflage or solid olive-green
   "The soldiers wore fatigues during training";
   - fatigue

1. Temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
   "he was hospitalized for extreme fatigue"; "growing fatigue was apparent from the decline in the execution of their athletic skills";
   - weariness, tiredness
    
2. Used of materials (especially metals) in a weakened state caused by long stress
   "metal fatigue"
    
3. (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something
   "the American public is experiencing scandal fatigue"; "political fatigue"; "he was suffering from museum fatigue"; "after watching TV with her husband she had a bad case of football fatigue"
    
4. (military) labour of a nonmilitary kind done by soldiers (cleaning, digging, draining or so on)
   "they were assigned to kitchen fatigues"; "the soldiers were put on fatigue to teach them a lesson";
   - fatigue duty

1. Exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
   "The long hike fatigued the hikers";
   - tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out [Brit, informal], fag [informal], knacker [Brit, informal]
    
2. Lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
   "She quickly fatigued of the repetitive task";
   - tire, pall, weary, jade

Type of: assignment, boredom, degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, disadvantage, drop, duty assignment, ennui, failing, indispose, military uniform, minus, tedium, temporary state, weakness

Encyclopedia: Fatigues