threat fatigue
1threat fatigue — (THRET fuh.teeg) n. Ignoring or downplaying possible threats because one has been subjected to constant warnings about those threats. Example Citation: Over all, the decision against a public alert represents a significant shift in the thinking… …
2e-mail fatigue — (EE.mayl fuh.teeg) n. Mental exhaustion caused by receiving a large number of email messages each day. Example Citation: Robert Cavalier, philosophy professor at Carnegie Mellon University, is experiencing e mail fatigue. Originally Cavalier… …
3feature fatigue — n. Mental exhaustion and stress caused by products that come with a large number of features. Example Citations: I really want a digital camera. In fact, I tried to buy one twice. The first time the sheer number of choices freaked me out and I… …
4frugal fatigue — n. Mental exhaustion caused by constant frugality during hard economic times. Also: frugality fatigue. Example Citations: t seems that after a year of watching our wallets, bank accounts, and 401(k) plans with the tenacity of a wheelchair bound… …
5social networking fatigue — n. Mental exhaustion and stress caused by creating and maintaining an excessive number of accounts on social networking sites. Also: social network fatigue. Example Citations: Since, ostensibly, it s you who has been providing all this content… …
6diversity fatigue — (di.VUR.suh.tee fuh.teeg) n. A form of mental exhaustion brought on by the constant attention required to ensure a workforce or other group is racially or ethnically diverse. Example Citation: Last May, the major networks presented prime time… …
7password fatigue — n. Mental exhaustion and frustration caused by having to remember a large number of passwords. Example Citations: One of the tribulations of internet life is password fatigue. Use a different one for every website and you re likely to forget them …
8apocalypse fatigue — n. Reduced interest in current or potential environmental problems due to frequent dire warnings about those problems. Example Citations: Heading into one of the most important climate change summits ever, global warming has an image problem. For …
9information fatigue syndrome — n. The weariness and stress that result from having to deal with excessive amounts of information. Also: IFS. Example Citation: Psychologist Dr David Lewis, who was involved in preparing the report, suggested that a new phenomenon, information… …
10Pathophysiology of chronic fatigue syndrome — The pathogenesis of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is uncertain, but may involve multiple organ and body systems, including neurological, endocrinal and immunological factors.Nervous system factorsNeurological abnormalitiesCFS may involve… …
