fatigued

[fuh-teegd]

adjective

1. tired; wearied.

Other Word Forms

• unfatigued adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of fatigued¹

First recorded in 1785–95; fatigue + -ed ²

Synonym Study

See tired ¹.

Example Sentences

The then-45-year-old, an employee at the Martin Luther King Jr. Ambulatory Surgery Center, felt constantly fatigued with little appetite.

From Los Angeles Times

The red zone can be seen where a player is in a state where they are fatigued and more at risk of injury through tiredness.

From BBC

"Or, I have three things in the fridge, what should I make? I don't want to spend 30 minutes thinking about these admin tasks. These aren't my expertise; they make me more fatigued."

From BBC

But if it feels like a slog, or if you find yourself fatigued by Sunday’s pre-made meals mid-week, this approach might just change the way you feed yourself.

From Salon

But Ukraine is also deeply fatigued by war.

From BBC

Related Words

• exhausted 
• listless 
• weary 

When To Use

What does fatigued mean?

Fatigued means physically or mentally tired, as in The fatigued construction workers decided to finish work for the day. Fatigued is a synonym of words like tired, exhausted, and weary—all words to describe a person who is out of energy. Fatigued describes a state in which you desperately want to sleep or rest.Fatigued comes from the noun fatigue, which means weariness or lethargy.If you are unfatigued, you are not fatigued, that is, you have energy.Example: I took a nap after work because I was fatigued from unloading trucks all day.