TIREDNESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tiredness mean? 

• TIREDNESS (noun)
  The noun TIREDNESS has 1 sense:

1. temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work

  Familiarity information: TIREDNESS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TIREDNESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

fatigue; tiredness; weariness

Context example:

weariness overcame her after twelve hours and she fell asleep

Hypernyms ("tiredness" is a kind of...):

temporary state (a state that continues for a limited time)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tiredness"):

asthenopia; eyestrain (a tiredness of the eyes caused by prolonged close work by a person with an uncorrected vision problem)

jet lag (fatigue and sleep disturbance resulting from disruption of the body's normal circadian rhythm as a result of jet travel)

exhaustion (extreme fatigue)

grogginess (a groggy state resulting from weariness)

logginess; loginess (a dull and listless state resulting from weariness)

Derivation:

tired (depleted of strength or energy)

 Context examples 

Symptoms include frequent infections, easy bleeding, and extreme tiredness.

(Fanconi anemia, NCI Dictionary)

A condition marked by extreme tiredness and inability to function due lack of energy.

(Fatigue, NCI Dictionary)

Overall tiredness and lack of energy.

(Fatigue, NCI Thesaurus)

Side effects vary, but common ones are nausea, vomiting, tiredness, pain and hair loss.

(Cancer Chemotherapy, NIH: National Cancer Institute)

It is associated with muscle weakness and tiredness.

(Camurati-Engelmann Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

A feeling of tiredness, weakness, and lack of interest in daily activities.

(Lassitude, NCI Dictionary)

This is partly because until now we simply haven't known enough about the amount of allergen which causes a reaction and how day to day factors like tiredness and exercise affect allergic reactions.

(Poor Sleep, Lack of Exercise Increase Risk of Nut Allergy, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Frequent partial arousals occur throughout sleep, resulting in relative SLEEP DEPRIVATION and daytime tiredness.

(Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

You may also have nausea, ringing in your ears, dizziness, or tiredness.

(Concussion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Symptoms may include joint pain, weakness, tiredness, and cold symptoms such as a runny nose that doesn't get better.

(Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (Wegener's), NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)