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
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Voters are fed up with Republicans and are ready for leaders who will actually put their families first. Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025 Residents of Saskatchewan and Alberta, Conservative strongholds fed up with the last 10 years of Liberal leadership, hope Carney’s promise of taking the country in a new direction was not empty. Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 29 Apr. 2025 Amid the economic instability and mass layoffs in the country, the American workforce is fed up with worrying on a daily basis about losing their jobs. Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025 But for each resident who gets fed up with some of the hassles of Keys life, there’s someone like Ron Hauter ready to give it a shot. Marnie Hunter, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fed up

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 4 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

fed up

adjective
: utterly worn-out and disgusted

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