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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But with flights delayed, food aid at risk and federal workers going unpaid, Americans seem to be growing more fed up with everyone involved. Leonardo Feldman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025 Many people do not entertain these days, and those who do are getting fed up with the lack of reciprocity. Judith Martin, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025 Pomerville said she’s fed up with people’s rights being stripped or treated as privileges. Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2025 Now, two numbers have teachers, along with the up and down hand motion that comes with the trend, fed up with their students – even causing some classrooms to ban the phrase altogether. Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 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 31 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

fed up

adjective
: utterly worn-out and disgusted

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