tiredness

Everyday

The feeling of needing rest or sleep; being tired. tree →

In the lessons

In health lessons, tiredness comes from not enough sleep, too much screen time before bed, illness or hard exercise; children of 9–10 need about 9 to 12 hours of sleep. Tiredness makes it hard to learn, pay attention and keep calm. In safety, tiredness makes accidents more likely, for example for drivers. Phrases: «feel tiredness», «tiredness and headaches», «overcome by tiredness».

Examples

• Tiredness made it hard to concentrate in class. tree →
• After the long walk, tiredness hit me all at once. tree →
• Too little sleep causes tiredness. tree →
• Screens before bed can lead to tiredness the next day. tree →
• Tiredness can make you grumpy. tree →
• Drivers should stop and rest if they feel tiredness. tree →
• A short rest helped with my tiredness. tree →
• Feeling tiredness all the time can be a sign of illness. tree →
• “It is a weariness and a tiredness,” said mac an Da’v. “It is a long yawn without sleepiness. tree →

Note

Uncountable: «tiredness», not «a tiredness». Adjective «tired»; the opposite is feeling «rested» or «full of energy». Similar: «fatigue» (more formal).