Fatigued
/fəˈtiːɡd/
adjectiveB2past participle used as adjective
Definition
Fatigued describes a strong feeling of tiredness that comes after doing a lot of work, exercise, or when you feel stressed. It is more than just regular tiredness; it means your body or mind needs rest to recover.
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Feeling very tired from physical or mental effort
- •After working 12 hours straight, she felt completely fatigued.
- •The soldiers were fatigued after the long march.
- •He looked fatigued because he hadn’t slept well.
Medical or technical use meaning extreme tiredness or weakness
- •The doctor said the patient was fatigued due to illness.
- •Fatigued muscles need time to recover after heavy exercise.
Make It Stick
- ✓Think of "fatigued" like "tired" (A1 word), but much stronger and deeper—like when you want to rest immediately
- ✓Picture a person after running a long race, breathing hard and wanting to sit down right away
- ✓It's the feeling when your eyes feel heavy after a long day of studying or working
- ✓Sounds like "fat-TEEGD" → imagine a fat (big) tiger that is too tired to move after hunting all day
- ✓Think of stories where heroes feel exhausted after a big battle and need to sleep to get their strength back
- ✓NOT like "sleepy" (just ready to sleep), "fatigued" means your whole body or mind feels weak and worn out
- ✓NOT like "rested" (having energy), "fatigued" means the opposite—you need rest to feel better
Try Other Words
- •Exhausted: extremely tired (Use when the tiredness is very strong and almost no energy is left)
- •Weary: physically or mentally tired, often after long effort (Use in more formal or literary contexts)
- •Drained: having no energy left (Use when tiredness feels like energy is completely used up)
Unboxing
- •Word parts: "fatigue" (noun meaning tiredness) + "-ed" (suffix to make adjective showing condition)
- •Etymology: From French "fatigue," from Latin "fatigare" meaning to tire out
- •Historical development: Entered English in the late 18th century, originally used for military or medical tiredness
- •Modern usage: Used to describe strong tiredness in everyday, medical, and technical contexts
Reflect & Connect
•How do you know when you are just tired and when you are truly fatigued?
•What activities or situations have made you feel fatigued, and how did you recover?
Fill in the blanks
1.After running a marathon, she felt fatigued because her muscles were ___.
2.When someone is fatigued, they usually need to ___ before continuing work.
3.Fatigued is different from sleepy because it includes both physical and ___ tiredness.
4.Soldiers often become fatigued after ___ long hours of marching.
5.A person who is fatigued might find it hard to ___ clearly or focus.
6.Fatigued workers may make more mistakes because their energy and ___ are low.
7.To avoid feeling fatigued, it is important to get enough ___ and rest.