fed up

adjective

: tired, sated, or disgusted beyond endurance

Examples of fed up in a Sentence

We've had one delay after another, and I'm starting to feel pretty fed up. fed up with the noise and bustle of the big city, the family decided to try country life
Recent Examples on the Web He is fed up with the near-daily, hourslong electricity outages caused by the failing state power utility. John Eligon, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2024 The public financing of stadiums for team owners who could pay for construction out of their own pockets peaked in the 1990s, when voters finally got fed up with giveaways that left their cities and states holding the bag for venues that consistently ran in the red. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fed up 

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Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fed up was in 1900

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“Fed up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fed%20up. Accessed 3 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

fed up

adjective
: utterly worn-out and disgusted

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