De vermoeidheid
Example: De vermoeidheid van de machine neemt toe na uren gebruik.
Definition
"De vermoeidheid" refers to the state of physical or mental tiredness that increases over time, such as the fatigue experienced by a machine after hours of use or by a person after prolonged activity.
Etymology
The Dutch word "de vermoeidheid" comes from the verb "vermoeien," meaning to tire or fatigue, combined with the suffix "-heid," which forms nouns indicating a state or condition. Did you know that "vermoeien" itself traces back to Middle Dutch, influenced by the idea of wearing out or exhausting?
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"De vermoeidheid" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - Engineering - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 159 commonly used words.
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