tired

(tīrd)
adj.

1. 1. Exhausted of strength or energy; fatigued.
   2. Impatient; bored: tired of the same old sandwiches.
2. Overused; hackneyed: a tired joke.

tiredly tired'ly adv.
tiredness tired'ness n.

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adjective

1. Out of patience with: disgusted, fed up, sick, weary. Idioms: sick and tired. See tired/fresh.
2. Without freshness or appeal because of overuse: banal, bromidic, clichéd, commonplace, corny, hackneyed, musty, overused, overworked, platitudinal, platitudinous, shopworn, stale, stereotyped, stereotypic, stereotypical, threadbare, timeworn, trite, warmed-over, well-worn, worn-out. See excite/bore/interest, usual/unusual.

Idioms beginning with tired:
tired out

In addition to the idiom beginning with tired, also see dead on one's feet (tired); sick and tired.

adj

Definition: exhausted, weary
Antonyms: activated, active, energized, fired up, fresh, invigorated, refreshed, rested

IN BRIEF: adj. - Depleted of strength or energy adj. - Repeated too often

Tired of all her efforts at Tara, Scarlett wishes to escape too. — Vivien Leigh, Source: As Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With The Wind, 1939 based on Margaret Mitchell's novel

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sign description: Both hands on the chest, the arms move in a downward motion as the shoulders drop.

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For a list of words related to tired, see:

• Inert, Lazy, Tired, or Insensate

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - træt

idioms:

• be tired of    være træt af
• sick and tired    led og ked af

Nederlands (Dutch)
vermoeid, verveeld, afgedragen (oud), afgezaagd

Français (French)
adj. - fatigué, las, rebattu (une idée), usé, défraîchi (des rideaux), fané (une fleur)

idioms:

• sick and tired    en avoir plein le dos, en avoir marre
• tired of    en avoir assez de

Deutsch (German)
adj. - müde, überdrüssig, abgegriffen, mit Reifen versehen, bereift

idioms:

• sick and tired    überdrüssig
• tired of    etwas satt haben

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κουρασμένος, εξαντλημένος, τετριμμένος

idioms:

• be tired of    είμαι απαυδισμένος με
• sick and tired    απαυδισμένος από/με

Italiano (Italian)
stanco

idioms:

• be tired of    essere stanco di
• sick and tired    averne piene le tasche

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - estafado (m), cansado (m), farto (m)

idioms:

• be tired of    farto de
• sick and tired    mesmo muito farto

Русский (Russian)
утомленный, уставший

idioms:

• be tired of    наскучить
• sick and tired    надоело до смерти, осточертело

Español (Spanish)
adj. - cansado, fatigado

idioms:

• sick and tired    hasta la coronilla
• tired of    estar cansado o harto de algo/alguien, perder interés

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - trött, led, utledsen

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
疲累的, 厌倦的, 疲乏的

idioms:

• be tired of    厌烦
• sick and tired    对...十分厌倦

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 疲累的, 厭倦的, 疲乏的

idioms:

• be tired of    厭煩
• sick and tired    對...十分厭倦

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 지친, 지겨운, 진부한

idioms:

• be tired of    신물 난다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 疲れた, 飽きた, くたびれた, タイヤを付けた, 使い古した, 古くさい

idioms:

• be tired of    飽きた

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مضجر, متعب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮עייף, לאה, יגע‬

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