Definition

1. Noun:
   • The state of needing rest or sleep: "Tiredness" refers to the physical or mental condition of feeling weary, exhausted, or lacking energy, typically after exertion or prolonged activity.
   • A feeling of reduced strength and alertness: It describes a temporary state of diminished capacity due to hard work, lack of sleep, or boredom.

Usage

• Tiredness is an uncountable noun. It describes a general state or feeling.
• It is commonly used with verbs like feel, experience, suffer from, cause, and relieve.
• Example structure: (e.g., She felt intense tiredness).

Examples

• The long journey caused immense tiredness.
• He tried to fight off the tiredness after working for 20 hours.
• A common symptom of the illness is persistent tiredness.
• Her eyes showed her tiredness.

Advanced Usage

• "to be overcome by tiredness": to be so tired that you can no longer continue or stay awake.
  • After the marathon, he was overcome by tiredness and slept for twelve hours.
• "sheer/utter tiredness": used to emphasize an extreme level of fatigue.
  • She collapsed from sheer tiredness.

Variants and Related Words

• Tired (adj): feeling a need to rest or sleep.
  • I am too tired to go out.
• Tireless (adj): having or showing great energy; not tiring easily.
  • She is a tireless campaigner for human rights.
• Tiring (adj): causing a feeling of tiredness.
  • It was a long and tiring day.

Synonyms

• Fatigue: (more formal) extreme tiredness, typically resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness.
• Weariness: a state of being tired, especially from long or hard work; often implies a feeling of being drained.
• Exhaustion: a state of extreme physical or mental fatigue.

Antonyms

• Energy: the strength and vitality required for sustained activity.
• Alertness: the quality of being alert and able to think clearly.
• Vigor: physical strength and good health.

Collocations and Common Phrases

• Eye tiredness: fatigue specifically affecting the eyes, often from screen use.
  • Staring at the computer all day leads to eye tiredness.
• Battle tiredness: to try hard to stay awake or alert despite feeling very tired.
  • He drank coffee to battle his tiredness during the night shift.

Noun

1. temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
   • he was hospitalized for extreme fatigue
   • growing fatigue was apparent from the decline in the execution of their athletic skills
   • weariness overcame her after twelve hours and she fell asleep