fed up — annoyed or upset at a situation or treatment
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: annoyed or upset at a situation or treatment
Pronunciation (IPA): /fed ʌp/
Korean meaning: 지긋지긋한, 신물이 난
Korean pronunciation: **페드** 업
Example Sentences
- I'm fed up with my neighbor's karaoke sessions at 3 AM.
- She got fed up with her phone's autocorrect changing 'duck' to something else.
- The employees are fed up with the constant policy changes.
fed up
ADJECTIVE//fed ʌp//
annoyed or upset at a situation or treatment
💡 Concept
annoyed or upset at a situation or treatment
🎵 Rhyme
Fed up? Keep your head up with a red cup!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/fed ʌp/
🇬🇧 UK/fed ʌp/
🌳Etymology
Rootfeed
Suffix-up
Origin
'fed up'은 원래 '배불리 먹어서 더 이상 먹을 수 없는' 상태를 뜻했는데, 1900년대 초부터 '어떤 상황에 질린' 의미로 확장되었습니다. 음식을 너무 많이 먹어 지겨워하는 것처럼, 어떤 일이 반복되어 지겹다는 뜻으로 발전했죠.
🎵Rhyme
head upred cupled up
head up
red cup
led up
🔗Collocations
fed up with
get fed up
completely fed up
fed up and tired
fed up to the back teeth
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“I'm fed up with my neighbor's karaoke sessions at 3 AM.”
😄 Fun example
“She got fed up with her phone's autocorrect changing 'duck' to something else.”
“The employees are fed up with the constant policy changes.”
“I'm completely fed up with this traffic jam.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
sick oftired ofannoyedirritatedexasperated
Antonyms
pleasedsatisfiedcontent
Related
frustrateddisgustedwearyimpatient
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