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Noun

Extreme tiredness resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness

Loose clothing, typically khaki, olive drab, or camouflaged, of a sort worn by soldiers on active duty

Exhausting work or labor, especially menial work in the military

The state of feeling or being bored

A small detachment of troops or police officers assigned with a special duty

Severe suffering, difficulty or privation

To cause to become tired, weary or fatigued

To become less appealing or interesting through familiarity

To express or describe in exaggerated terms

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Extreme tiredness resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness

hemorrhage^US

haemorrhage^UK

learning difficulties

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“Two major causes of premature fatigue during exercise are dehydration and carbohydrate depletion.”

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Loose clothing, typically khaki, olive drab, or camouflaged, of a sort worn by soldiers on active duty

“He was wearing his snug army t-shirt, baggy fatigues, and combat boots.”

Noun

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Exhausting work or labor, especially menial work in the military

labor^US

labour^UK

blood, sweat and tears

heavy labor^US

endeavour^UK

endeavor^US

pangs

trials and tribulations

blood, swear, and tears

vigour^UK

rigour^UK

vigor^US

rigor^US

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“The constant jumping up and dashing to and fro, the lifting and carrying of the heavy bottle, was for me a backbreaking fatigue.”

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The state of feeling or being bored

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A small detachment of troops or police officers assigned with a special duty

bevy^US

bevvy^UK

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Severe suffering, difficulty or privation

rigour^UK

rigor^US

labor^US

labour^UK

trials and tribulations

straitened circumstances

reduced circumstances

hand-to-mouth existence

endeavor^US

endeavour^UK

unpleasant experience

life on the breadline

unwanted responsibility

blood, sweat and tears

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

spectre^UK

specter^US

butterflies in the stomach

monkey wrench in the works

millstone round one's neck

source of aggravation

offense^US

offence^UK

unfortunate development

hard mountain to climb

reservation

skepticism^US

scepticism^UK

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To cause to become tired, weary or fatigued

immobilize^US

paralyse^UK

paralyze^US

immobilise^UK

wear oneself to a shadow

run into the ground

sap your strength

wear oneself to a frazzle

confine to a wheelchair

bring someone to their knees

run yourself into the ground

drive too far

make too many demands on

work too hard

work oneself into the ground

make heavy demands on

remove the sting from

bring to a screeching halt

prevent from moving

bring to a standstill

throw monkey wrench in

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“A headache like that can really fatigue a person.”

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To become less appealing or interesting through familiarity

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To express or describe in exaggerated terms

dramatise^UK

dramatize^US

magnify

color^US

colour^UK

belabour^UK

belabor^US

make a big thing about

blow up out of all proportion

lay it on with a trowel

make a mountain out of a molehill

make a production out of

run into the ground

make a big deal out of something

make too much of something

catastrophize

labor^US

labour^UK

emphasize^US

emphasise^UK

make a federal case of

make a big thing out of

boost

misreport

blow out of proportion

romanticize^US

romanticise^UK

touch up

maximize^US

expound on

attach too much weight to

attach too much importance to

blow something out of all proportion

harp on about

place too much emphasis on

maximise^UK

lay it on with a shovel

draw the long bow

lay too much emphasis on

lay too much stress on

make something out of nothing

aggravate

go on and on about

go over the top about

make a mountain out of

make mountain of molehill

supercharge

give someone a sob story

exaggerate information

go into detail about

spread on thick

make mountain out of molehill

bite off more than you can chew

pay extravagant compliments

make a performance of

give a false account of

lay it on thick about

big up

make a drama out of a crisis

lay it on with a trowel about

blow up out of proportion

make a song and dance about

italicize^US

exaggerate the worth of

italicise^UK

exaggerate the merits of

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