jaded

adjective

jad·​ed ˈjā-dəd How to pronounce jaded (audio)
1
: fatigued by overwork : exhausted
a jaded horse
2
: made dull, apathetic, or cynical by experience or by having or seeing too much of something
jaded network viewers
jaded voters
jadedly adverb
jadedness noun

Examples of jaded in a Sentence

Oh, yes, mate, they're all jaded here now—their last gasps of innocence sucked out of them by Olympic pharaohs who at first played a blatant game of bait-and-switch with Games tickets, furtively putting aside vast quantities of the best seats to sell to fat cats at higher prices. Gary Smith, Sports Illustrated, 11 Sept. 2000
I'm jaded with the pulls on me that I can't answer to. Robert Frost, letter, 12 Aug. 1924
He became jaded from years of work as a police officer. a public jaded by political scandals
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While the angel gets a little jaded having to work a kitchen job and develops a smoking habit, there are moments of sheer joy as Gabriel hits a dance floor and bites into a juicy burger for the first time. Brian Truitt, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025 Given the role that Wall Street’s élite played in inflating and promoting the bubble, this is either a generous view or a jaded commentary on the fallen nature of mankind. John Cassidy, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025 Because life—even for us jaded adults—should be for the seizing, not for hesitating in the face of fear. Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 9 Oct. 2025 Hauser’s jaded ranch foreman Rip, who first came to John Dutton as a young boy on the run after killing his stepfather to protect his mother, learned how to be a cowboy from John, who treated him like a son. Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for jaded

Word History

Etymology

see jade entry 3

First Known Use

1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of jaded was in 1600

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“Jaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jaded. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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