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  2. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    exhausted (slang) (US: dead tired) an idler; someone who does not pay their debts, often in construction ("deadbeat dad") (slang) DC Detective Constable, a police officer who works in or with a branch of CID. direct current (see also other expansions) District of Columbia: deck (n.) the floor or level of a ship or other types of vehicles

  3. Emotional exhaustion - Wikipedia

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    Personal resources, such as status, social support, money, or shelter, may reduce or prevent an employee's emotional exhaustion. According to the Conservation of Resources theory (COR), people strive to obtain, retain and protect their personal resources, either instrumental (for example, money or shelter), social (such as social support or status), or psychological (for example, self-esteem ...

  4. Occupational burnout - Wikipedia

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    Other effects of burnout can manifest as lower energy and productivity levels, with workers observed to be consistently late for work and feeling a sense of dread upon arriving. [ citation needed ] They can suffer concentration problems, forgetfulness, increased frustration, and/or feelings of being overwhelmed.

  5. Glossary of nautical terms (A–L) - Wikipedia

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    2. In service, even if not currently underway, but not stranded, crewless, in repair, or under construction (e.g. "the company has 10 ships afloat"). afore 1. In, on, or toward the fore or front of a vessel. [3] 2. In front of a vessel. aft Toward the stern or rear of a vessel.

  6. Compassion fatigue - Wikipedia

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    People who experience compassion fatigue may exhibit a variety of symptoms including, but not limited to, lowered concentration, numbness or feelings of helplessness, irritability, lack of self-satisfaction, withdrawal, aches and pains, [17] exhaustion, anger, or a reduced ability to feel empathy. [4]

  7. List of United States Marine Corps acronyms and expressions

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    The scope of this list is to include words and phrases that are unique to or predominantly used by the Marine Corps or the United States Naval Service. Recent joint operations have allowed terms from other military services to leak into the USMC lexicon, but can be found with their originating service's slang list, see the "See also" section.

  8. Fatigue - Wikipedia

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    Another definition is that fatigue is "a significant subjective sensation of weariness, increasing sense of effort, mismatch between effort expended and actual performance, or exhaustion independent from medications, chronic pain, physical deconditioning, anaemia, respiratory dysfunction, depression, and sleep disorders".

  9. Glossary of North American railway terms - Wikipedia

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    The practice of detaching a locomotive from its train, driving it to the other end of the train and re-attaching it, to allow the train to proceed in the direction it has just come from (e.g. when it reaches its destination and forms a service in the other direction). [218] [219] Run through