redemption fatigue
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From redemption + fatigue.
Noun
[edit]redemption fatigue (uncountable)
- The exhaustion of the capacity to forgive another owing to their repeated transgressions.
- Coordinate terms: compassion fatigue, donor fatigue, menu fatigue
- 26 August 2001, Maureen Dowd, Liberties; My Condit Interview, The New York Times:
- Like many Americans, Mr. Condit, I have Redemption Fatigue. I'm too tired to forgive any more gray-haired-blow-dried-elected scoundrels trying to sin 'n' spin.
- 27 July 2013, Anthony Weiner sext scandal reveals the almighty power of the internet, The Guardian:
- New polls detect "redemption fatigue" among Weiner supporters.