Namáhání

Namáhání is a Czech noun (neuter) meaning the act of applying effort or causing strain. It is derived from the verb namáhat, with the nominalizing suffix -ání, and is closely related to námaha, meaning exertion or effort. In everyday language, namáhání describes physical or mental effort, the workload someone endures, or the strain placed on something by activity. It is used in both personal and technical contexts. For example, namáhání svalů refers to muscle exertion, while namáhání očí describes eye strain; in technical contexts, namáhání can denote the load or stress experienced by a component or structure, as in namáhání konstrukce.

The term emphasizes the process and its intensity rather than a single action. It is often contrasted with fatigue or exhaustion in medical or sports language, and with fatigue life and durability concerns in engineering contexts. Related terms include námaha (effort) and namáhat se (to exert oneself).