Meanings
comparative more jaded · superlative most jaded
- Bored or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having been overexposed to, or having consumed too much of something.
But now I am jaded / You're out of luck / I'm rolling down the stairs / Too drunk to fuck
1981, “Too Drunk to Fuck”, performed by Dead Kennedys1 more example
When she came, I could see at a glance she was tired and jaded and worried, and so, instead of letting her fret about in the hotel and get into a wearing tangle of gossip, I packed her and two knapsacks up, and started off on a long, refreshing, easy-going walk northward, until a blister on her foot stranded us at the Magenruhe Hotel on the Sneejoch.
1927 September, H[erbert] G[eorge] Wells, “Little Mother up the Möderberg”, in The Short Stories of H. G. Wells, London: Ernest Benn Limited […], →OCLC, page 641Synonyms: cloyed, gorged, glutted, satiated, sated, surfeited, adiaphroistic, apathetic
- Worn out, wearied, exhausted or lacking enthusiasm, due to age or experience.
Synonyms: exhausted, fatigued, wearied, bleareyed, bleary, bleary-eyed, bone-tired, bushed
- Made callous or cynically insensitive, by experience.
Synonyms: blasé, world-weary
- Embittered, disillusioned, emotionally worn down by disappointment
Synonyms: cynical
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of jade
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveBored or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having been overexposed to, or having consumed too much of something.
adjectiveWorn out, wearied, exhausted or lacking enthusiasm, due to age or experience.
adjectiveMade callous or cynically insensitive, by experience.
adjectiveEmbittered, disillusioned, emotionally worn down by disappointment
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Origin
- Old Norsejalda“mare”
- Englishjaded
From jade (“worn-out horse”), possibly from Old Norse jalda (“mare”). Jade as a term of abuse for a woman dates from 1560.
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Arabic مُنْهَك
- مُنْهَك (munhak)Worn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted
Bulgarian измъчен, изтощен
- измъчен (izmăčen)Worn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted
- изтощен (iztošten)Worn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted
Chinese Mandarin 厭倦 /厌倦
- 厭倦 /厌倦 (yànjuàn)Worn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted
Dutch uitgeput, uitgeblust
- uitgeputWorn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted
- uitgeblustWorn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted
- opgebrandWorn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted
- afgematWorn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted
- opWorn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted
- afgejakkerdWorn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted
- afgestomptCynically insensitive; made callous by experience
Esperanto trivita, elĉerpita
- trivitaWorn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted
- elĉerpitaWorn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted
- harditaCynically insensitive; made callous by experience
Finnish kyllästynyt, väsynyt
- kyllästynytWorn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted
- väsynytWorn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted
French épuisé, harassé
- épuiséWorn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted
- harasséWorn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted
- blaséCynically insensitive; made callous by experience
- désabuséCynically insensitive; made callous by experience
German ausgelutscht, erschöpft
- ausgelutschtWorn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted
- erschöpftWorn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted
- verbrauchtWorn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted
- ermattetWorn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted
- abgestumpftCynically insensitive; made callous by experience
Hawaiian luhi
- luhiWorn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted
Hebrew שחוק, עייף
- שחוקWorn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted
- עייףWorn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted
Italian disincantato, scettico
- disincantatoWorn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted
- scetticoWorn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted
- indifferenteWorn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted
- blaséWorn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted
Latvian nodzīts, aprepējis
- nodzītsWorn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted
- aprepējisCynically insensitive; made callous by experience
Polish sterany, zblazowany
- steranyWorn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted
- zblazowanyCynically insensitive; made callous by experience
Portuguese esgotado, exausto
- esgotadoWorn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted
- exaustoWorn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted
- desencantadoWorn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted
- desestimuladoWorn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted
- cínicoCynically insensitive; made callous by experience
- calejadoCynically insensitive; made callous by experience
Romanian epuizat
- epuizatWorn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted
Russian изнурённый, изму́ченный
- изнурённый (iznurjónnyj)Worn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted
- изму́ченный (izmúčennyj)Worn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted
- обесси́ленный (obessílennyj)Worn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted
- пресы́тившийся (presýtivšijsja)Cynically insensitive; made callous by experience
- пресы́щенный (presýščennyj)Cynically insensitive; made callous by experience
Spanish agotado, harto
- agotadoWorn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted
- hartoWorn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted
- hartadoWorn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted
- hastiadoCynically insensitive; made callous by experience
- enhastiadoCynically insensitive; made callous by experience
- enfastiadoCynically insensitive; made callous by experience
Swedish blaserad
- blaseradCynically insensitive; made callous by experience
Turkish usanmış, usangın
- usanmışWorn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted
- usangınWorn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted
- bıkmışWorn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted
- bıkkınWorn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted
- bezmişWorn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted
- bezginWorn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted
- yılgınWorn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted
- usanmışCynically insensitive; made callous by experience
- usangınCynically insensitive; made callous by experience
- bıkmışCynically insensitive; made callous by experience
- bıkkınCynically insensitive; made callous by experience
- bezmişCynically insensitive; made callous by experience
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with jaded
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