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overfatigue

American  
[oh-ver-fuh-teeg] / ˈoʊ vər fəˌtig /

noun

  1. excessive tiredness from which recuperation is difficult.


Etymology

Origin of overfatigue

First recorded in 1720–30; over- + fatigue


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The only danger seems to be that the hustling correspondents have had to do may cause them overfatigue due to faulty training.

From Time Magazine Archive

"The A.M.A. is extremely concerned about stress and overfatigue in residency," says Dr. William Jacott, chairman of the A.M.A.

From Time Magazine Archive

The doctor had discontinued calling, and said the attack was more of overfatigue from the march on Memorial Day than anything else.

From Dorothy Dale : a girl of today by Margaret Penrose

The ideal distribution of pauses is extremely different from merely stopping the work when a state of overfatigue has been reached.

From Psychology and Social Sanity by Hugo Münsterberg

But he should not force himself to eat beyond his natural capacity to digest and assimilate the food, while overfatigue and exhausting physical exertion should be carefully avoided.

From How to Live Rules for Healthful Living Based on Modern Science by Irving Fisher

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