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jaded

adjective
jad·​ed | \ ˈjā-dəd How to pronounce jaded (audio) \

Definition of jaded

1 : fatigued by overwork : exhausted a jaded horse
2 : made dull, apathetic, or cynical by experience or by having or seeing too much of something jaded network viewers jaded voters

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Other Words from jaded

jadedly adverb
jadedness noun

Examples of jaded in a Sentence

Oh, yes, mate, they're all jaded here now—their last gasps of innocence sucked out of them by Olympic pharaohs who at first played a blatant game of bait-and-switch with Games tickets, furtively putting aside vast quantities of the best seats to sell to fat cats at higher prices. — Gary Smith, Sports Illustrated, 11 Sept. 2000 I'm jaded with the pulls on me that I can't answer to. I've made up my mind that with a few people to abet me I won't do one single thing in verse or out of it or with it till I God damn please for the rest of my natural life. — Robert Frost, letter, 12 Aug. 1924 He became jaded from years of work as a police officer. a public jaded by political scandals
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Recent Examples on the Web

Living in New York City has given me a jaded view of celebrations. Fortune, "What Eating and Drinking at the World’s Biggest Motorcycle Rally Reveals About the State of Festival Food," 18 Aug. 2019 The majority of Illinois residents, many who seemed otherwise jaded by the state’s long, ignominious history of political corruption, expressed shock at what Blagojevich did. Washington Post, "Trump, getting facts wrong, says he may free Blagojevich," 9 Aug. 2019 Looking physically jaded, Madrid were outmuscled and outfought in most areas of the pitch, with the fresh legs of their heavily changed counterparts causing them all sorts of problems. SI.com, "RB Salzburg 0-1 Real Madrid: Report, Ratings & Reaction as Eden Hazard Nets First Blancos Goal," 7 Aug. 2019 His co-star Jeremy Strong, known to viewers as Kendall Roy, has seen Braun effortlessly charm even the most jaded audience: fellow celebrities. Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, "The Cult Favorite: How Succession's Nicholas Braun Built the Myth of Cousin Greg," 14 Aug. 2019 The majority of Illinois residents, many who seemed otherwise jaded by the state’s long, ignominious history of political corruption, expressed shock at what Blagojevich did. Michael Tarm, The Denver Post, "Trump, getting facts wrong, says he may free Rod Blagojevich, who’s in a Colorado federal prison," 8 Aug. 2019 The Viking landers were designed to test for microbes, but the real hope, held by even the most jaded planetary scientists, was that NASA’s spacecraft would discover complex life on Mars—something that scurried, or maybe a scraggly shrub. David W. Brown, Smithsonian, "Searching for the Key to Life’s Beginnings," 2 July 2018 That’s when mezzo-soprano Jessi McKinnon delivered the concert’s most spine-tingling solo, a disarmingly urgent affirmation so full of hope that the most jaded skeptic could have their world view changed by it. Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, "Review: Summer Singers may have the hope and harmony you need," 21 July 2019 At 53, Rousseau might be expected to be a little jaded, a cynical veteran of too many campaigns. The Economist, "Confessions of a Downing Street photographer," 19 July 2019

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First Known Use of jaded

1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for jaded

see jade entry 3

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jaded

adjective

English Language Learners Definition of jaded

: feeling or showing a lack of interest and excitement caused by having done or experienced too much of something

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