how to pronounce fatigue

/fəˈtiːɡ/

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fatigue is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of fatigue in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… seem to get spring fatigue when they …”

meanings of fatigue

verb:

To lose so much strength or energy that one becomes tired, weary, feeble or exhausted.
To tire or make weary by physical or mental exertion.
To wilt a salad by dressing or tossing it.
To undergo the process of fatigue; to fail as a result of fatigue.

noun:

Material failure, such as cracking or separation, caused by stress on the material.
A menial task or tasks, especially in the military.
A weariness caused by exertion; exhaustion.

fatigue frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word fatigue occurs in english on average 5.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.