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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New Yorkers are fed up with stubbornly high crime, soaring rents, and mediocre schools. Whitney Tilson, New York Daily News, 5 June 2025 Dozens of Cuban detainees being held at the Krome detention center launched a protest Thursday morning inside the immigration facility in southwest Miami-Dade, saying they are fed up with prolonged detention. Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025 Baltimore County may never turn ruby red, but most are fed up with the crime and how their county council, hiding behind the faux county executive, are conducting business. Michelle Jefferson, Baltimore Sun, 4 June 2025 Talk is cheap, and at a certain point, the American people will get fed up with hearing words but seeing no action. Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 June 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 8 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

fed up

adjective
: utterly worn-out and disgusted

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