Tiredness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈaɪɚdnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈaɪədnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈaɪədnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /tˈaɪɚdnəs/.

Examples

he was hospitalized for extreme fatigue
growing fatigue was apparent from the decline in the execution of their athletic skills
weariness overcame her after twelve hours and she fell asleep

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fatigue weariness

Parts of Speech

noun	temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work “he was hospitalized for extreme fatigue”

Word Forms

fatigue	verb	exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
weary	adjective	physically and mentally fatigued
tired	adjective	depleted of strength or energy

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Müdigkeit

vorübergehender Kraft- und Energieverlust infolge harter körperlicher oder geistiger Arbeit

🇫🇷French

fatigue

perte temporaire de force et d'énergie résultant d'un travail physique ou mental intense

🇪🇸Spanish

cansancio

Pérdida temporal de fuerza y energía resultante del trabajo físico o mental duro.

🇮🇹Italian

stanchezza

perdita temporanea di forza ed energia derivante da un duro lavoro fisico o mentale

🇳🇱Dutch

vermoeidheid

tijdelijk verlies van kracht en energie als gevolg van zwaar lichamelijk of geestelijk werk

🇵🇹Portuguese

cansaço

perda temporária de força e energia resultante de trabalho físico ou mental árduo

🇷🇺Russian

усталость

временная потеря сил и энергии в результате тяжелой физической или умственной работы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

थकान

कठिन शारीरिक या मानसिक कार्य के परिणामस्वरूप शक्ति और ऊर्जा की अस्थायी हानि

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্লান্তি

কঠোর শারীরিক বা মানসিক পরিশ্রমের ফলে শক্তি এবং শক্তির সাময়িক ক্ষতি

🇮🇳Tamil

சோர்வு

கடினமான உடல் அல்லது மன வேலையின் விளைவாக தற்காலிக வலிமை மற்றும் ஆற்றல் இழப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

అలసట

కఠినమైన శారీరక లేదా మానసిక పని ఫలితంగా బలం మరియు శక్తి యొక్క తాత్కాలిక నష్టం

🇮🇳Marathi

थकवा

कठोर शारीरिक किंवा मानसिक परिश्रमामुळे शक्ती आणि उर्जेची तात्पुरती हानी

🇮🇳Gujarati

થાક

સખત શારીરિક અથવા માનસિક કાર્યના પરિણામે શક્તિ અને શક્તિની અસ્થાયી ખોટ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಯಾಸ

ಕಠಿಣ ದೈಹಿಕ ಅಥವಾ ಮಾನಸಿಕ ಕೆಲಸದ ಪರಿಣಾಮವಾಗಿ ಶಕ್ತಿ ಮತ್ತು ಶಕ್ತಿಯ ತಾತ್ಕಾಲಿಕ ನಷ್ಟ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്ഷീണം

കഠിനമായ ശാരീരികമോ മാനസികമോ ആയ ജോലിയുടെ ഫലമായുണ്ടാകുന്ന ശക്തിയും ഊർജ്ജവും താൽക്കാലിക നഷ്ടം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਥਕਾਵਟ

ਸਖ਼ਤ ਸਰੀਰਕ ਜਾਂ ਮਾਨਸਿਕ ਕੰਮ ਦੇ ਨਤੀਜੇ ਵਜੋਂ ਤਾਕਤ ਅਤੇ ਊਰਜਾ ਦਾ ਅਸਥਾਈ ਨੁਕਸਾਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

تھکاوٹ

سخت جسمانی یا ذہنی کام کے نتیجے میں طاقت اور توانائی کا عارضی نقصان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

疲倦

由于体力或脑力劳动而暂时丧失体力和精力

🇯🇵Japanese

疲れ

激しい肉体的または精神的な仕事に起因する一時的な体力とエネルギーの喪失

🇰🇷Korean

피로

힘든 육체적 또는 정신적 작업으로 인해 일시적인 힘과 에너지 손실

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự mệt mỏi

mất sức mạnh và năng lượng tạm thời do làm việc nặng nhọc về thể chất hoặc tinh thần

🇹🇭Thai

ความเหนื่อยล้า

การสูญเสียความแข็งแกร่งและพลังงานชั่วคราวอันเป็นผลมาจากการทำงานหนักทางร่างกายหรือจิตใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kelelahan

hilangnya kekuatan dan energi sementara akibat kerja fisik atau mental yang berat

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkapagod

pansamantalang pagkawala ng lakas at enerhiya na nagreresulta mula sa mahirap na pisikal o mental na trabaho

🇲🇾Malay

keletihan

kehilangan sementara kekuatan dan tenaga akibat kerja fizikal atau mental yang berat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التعب

فقدان مؤقت للقوة والطاقة الناتج عن العمل البدني أو العقلي الشاق

🇮🇷Persian

خستگی

از دست دادن موقت نیرو و انرژی ناشی از کار سخت جسمی یا ذهنی

🇹🇷Turkish

yorgunluk

Ağır fiziksel veya zihinsel çalışmadan kaynaklanan geçici güç ve enerji kaybı

🇮🇱Hebrew

עייפות

אובדן זמני של כוח ואנרגיה כתוצאה מעבודה פיזית או נפשית קשה

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