Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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wear down | No | No | Yes | No |
fatigue | Yes | No | Yes | No |
wear down (noun) | fatigue (noun) |
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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 |
wear down (verb) | fatigue (verb) |
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exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress | exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress |
deteriorate through use or stress | lose interest or become bored with something or somebody |