- fed up
- adjectivehaving a strong distaste from surfeit-
grew more and more disgusted
-fed up with their complaints
-sick of it all
-sick to death of flattery
-gossip that makes one sick
-tired of the noise and smoke
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adjective: sated to the point of disgust : bored beyond endurance : disgusted and totally out of patiencea generation that is rapidly becoming fed up with novels about sensitive young men
a great many who are fed up and disgusted with their jobs — Encore
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fed up (informal)1. Jaded2. Disgruntled3. Bored4. (with with) tired of, annoyed by5. Sated (obsolete)• • •Main Entry: ↑feed* * *
annoyed or bored with something that you feel you have accepted for too longfed up with:I’m fed up with this job.
fed up to the back teeth (=very annoyed):I’m fed up to the back teeth with him.
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adj. [predic.] annoyed or upset at a situation or treatmenthe was fed up with doing all the work
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adj [more \fed up; most \fed up]informal : very tired of something : angry about something that has continued for a long timeWe've had one delay after another, and I'm starting to feel/get pretty fed up.
— usually + withI'm fed up with all these delays.
Consumers are fed up with rising gas prices.
— sometimes + of in British EnglishI'm fed up of all these delays.
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bored or unhappy, especially with a situation that has continued for too long•
You look fed up. What's the matter?
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\fed up with sb/sthPeople are fed up with all these traffic jams.
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In the end, I just
got fed up withhis constant complaining.
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I wish he'd get a job. I'm
fed up with it (= with the situation).
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\fed up with doing sthI'm fed up with waiting for her.
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I'm
fed up to the back teeth (= very fed up)with hearing about your problems.
Some people say ‘fed up of sth’ in informal British English, but this is not considered correct in standard English.Example Bank:•
I'm absolutely fed up with the whole thing.
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The children were starting to get a bit fed up.
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Trent was fed up of being lied to.
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You look really fed up!
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I wish he'd get a job. I'm fed up with it.
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I'm fed up to the back teeth with hearing about her problems.
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I'm fed up with waiting for her.
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We were starting to feel fed up through lack of progress.
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You look fed up. What's the matter?
Useful english dictionary. 2012.