overfatigue
Worn completely out
Overfatigue is exhaustion beyond ordinary tiredness—fatigue carried to an excessive degree.
The term appears in medical and workplace contexts where prolonged exertion causes diminished function: Overfatigue among nurses leads to medical errors.
As a verb, to overfatigue is to exhaust someone or something past healthy limits: The long campaign had overfatigued the troops.
Emptied of resources
- depletedSeverely reduced or emptied
- exhaustedUtterly depleted of energy
- spentExhausted or disbursed
- tirednessState of needing rest
weariness · prostration · debilitation · enervated · sapped · knackered · worn-out · shattered
Harmful excess of effort
- overstrainStress beyond healthy limits
- overworkToil to exhaustion
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- tensionStretched or strained state
pressure · burden · load · overdoing · overtaxed · overextended · overloaded · overstressed
Reduction of supply
- malaiseDiffuse, sourceless discomfort
- ennuiWeary, listless dissatisfaction
- apathyAbsence of feeling
- disillusionmentBitter loss of faith
cynicism · detachment · disengagement · demotivation · anhedonia · despondency · numbness · depersonalization
Failure or decomposition
- succumbYield to pressure
- crashSudden violent impact
- shutdownCessation of operations
- bottoming-outReaching lowest point
drained
Emptied of resources
tiredness · weariness · prostration · debilitation · enervated · sapped · knackered · worn-out · shattered · overtired
overexertion
Harmful excess of effort
- overstrainStress beyond healthy limits
- overworkToil to exhaustion
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
tension · pressure · burden · load · overdoing · overtaxed · overextended · overloaded · overstressed
depletion
Reduction of supply
disillusionment · cynicism · detachment · disengagement · demotivation · anhedonia · despondency · numbness · depersonalization · overwhelm
breakdown
Failure or decomposition
overfatiguevigor
Active physical strength
vitality · energy · freshness · robustness · liveliness
overfatiguerefreshment
Light food or drink
rejuvenation · well-rested · revitalization · full recovery · restoration