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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Related article Americans are getting fed up with the economy. Alicia Wallace, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025 Many of these new candidates will be ordinary citizens who are fed up with the feckless and do-nothing politics of the Democratic establishment. Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025 Christie, who twice ran against Trump and lost, predicted average Americans would eventually get fed up with the former reality TV star. Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025 The question is how that will play with many Americans who are fed up with an increasingly corporate health care system and eager to take more direct control over their care. Tina Reed, Axios, 24 Feb. 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 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

fed up

adjective
: utterly worn-out and disgusted

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