run down vs fatigue

fatigue vs run down

run down is not a noun while fatigue is a noun.

run down and fatigue both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
run down	No	No	Yes	No
fatigue	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, fatigue is a hypernym of run down; that is, fatigue is a word with a broader meaning than run down:

run down: use up all one's strength and energy and stop working
fatigue: lose interest or become bored with something or somebody

Other hypernyms of run down include jade, pall, tire, weary.

run down (noun)	fatigue (noun)
	labor of a nonmilitary kind done by soldiers (cleaning or digging or draining or so on)
	(always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something
	temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
	used of materials (especially metals) in a weakened state caused by long stress

run down (verb)	fatigue (verb)
use up all one's strength and energy and stop working	exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
injure or kill by knocking (someone or something) down and passing over the body, as with a vehicle	lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
pursue until captured
move downward
examine hastily
deplete
trace

Difference between run down and fatigue

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