Definition of fed up
: tired, sated, or disgusted beyond endurance
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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
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What happens when the teachers are fed up Angry teachers are in revolt around the country.
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Many people in Congress are fed up with the current system and the lack of action in the Senate to fix it, especially women legislators.
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Ibrahim Afellay has been told by manager Paul Lambert to no longer report for duty after becoming fed up with his attitude.
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And while nothing excuses violent protests — the looting, the plundering, destruction of public property — the report certainly explained why people were fed up with police gunning down African Americans in alarming numbers.
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San Francisco could become the largest U.S. city to ban the sale of fur, a move that would hearten animal lovers but frustrate niche business owners who say they are fed up with city officials dictating what retailers can or can't sell.
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Just as important, the number of industries fed up with China’s overzealous use of its economic power keeps rising.
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At this point, after this shooting, I was just fed up.
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The federal district judge, a patient woman named Julie Robinson, is completely fed up with having to preside over a trial while filling in the gaps in Kobach’s legal education, as this story from The Kansas City Star explains.
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First Known Use of fed up
1900
fed up Synonyms
Near Antonyms
animated, energized, enlivened, excited, galvanized, invigorated, stimulated, vitalized;
beguiled, bewitched, captivated, charmed, enchanted, enthralled, fascinated, hypnotized, mesmerized;
Related Words
apathetic, disinterested, uninterested;
glutted, sated, satiated, surfeited;
dejected, demoralized, discouraged, disheartened, dispirited;
beat, burned-out (or burnt-out), bushed, done in, drained, enervated, exhausted, fatigued, limp, played out, tuckered (out), worn-out;
annoyed, exasperated, frustrated, irritated;
disgusted, nauseated, repulsed;
blasé (also blase), world-weary;
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Definition of fed up for English Language Learners
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: very tired of something : angry about something that has continued for a long time
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