overfatigue

[oh-ver-fuh-teeg] / ˈoʊ vər fəˌtig /

VERB

exhaust

Synonyms

STRONGEST

drain fatigue frazzle impoverish overwork sap tire out use up weaken wear out weary

STRONG

debilitate draw enervate enfeeble fag overdo overexert overextend overtire prostrate tucker

WEAK

burn out conk out do in peter out poop out run ragged suck dry wear down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid assist enable energize help strengthen

STRONG

invigorate

WEAK

animate refresh replenish

VERB

tire out

Synonyms

STRONGEST

exhaust

WEAK

bankrupt burn out conk out debilitate do in drain draw enervate enfeeble fag fatigue frazzle impoverish overdo overexert overextend overtire overwork peter out poop poop out prostrate run ragged sap suck dry take it out of tucker use up weaken wear down wear out weary

Example Sentences

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"The A.M.A. is extremely concerned about stress and overfatigue in residency," says Dr. William Jacott, chairman of the A.M.A.

From Time Magazine Archive

The only danger seems to be that the hustling correspondents have had to do may cause them overfatigue due to faulty training.

From Time Magazine Archive

The ideal distribution of pauses is extremely different from merely stopping the work when a state of overfatigue has been reached.

From Psychology and Social Sanity by Münsterberg, Hugo

Beulah’s excitement on these various counts, combined with indiscretions in the matter of overshoes and overfatigue, made her an easy victim to a wandering grip germ.

From Turn About Eleanor by Cootes, F. Graham

This depends in large degree on general health62 and nutrition, with freedom from overfatigue.

From The Mind and Its Education by Betts, George Herbert

overfatigue

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