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noun ADJ. desperate, extreme, overwhelming | mental, physical | chronic, constant QUANT. wave Once the last boxes were packed away, he was overtaken by a wave of tiredness. VERB + TIREDNESS be overtaken by, feel, suffer from | relieve TIREDNESS + VERB overcome sb Finally tiredness overcame him, and he fell asleep on the sofa. | set in A desperate tiredness set in after hours of anxious waiting. PHRASES a sign of tiredness The team was in good spirits and showed no signs of tiredness.
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