redemption fatigue

noun

The exhaustion of the capacity to forgive another owing to their repeated transgressions.

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Meanings

nounredemption fatigue (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe exhaustion of the capacity to forgive another owing to their repeated transgressions.

    New polls detect "redemption fatigue" among Weiner supporters.

    27 July 2013, Anthony Weiner sext scandal reveals the almighty power of the internet, The Guardian
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    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.

    26 August 2001, Maureen Dowd, Liberties; My Condit Interview, The New York Times

Origin

From redemption + fatigue.

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APA

redemption fatigue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redemption%20fatigue

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“redemption fatigue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redemption%20fatigue. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “redemption fatigue,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redemption%20fatigue.

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