Definition

Adjective phrase: * Experiencing boredom, impatience, or a lack of interest due to excessive exposure: Having a strong feeling of weariness or annoyance because something has continued for too long or has been experienced too often.

Usage

"Tired of" is used to express that someone has lost patience or enthusiasm for a person, thing, or situation. It describes a state of emotional or mental fatigue caused by repetition or excess. * It is typically followed by a noun, a pronoun, or a gerund (the -ing form of a verb). * It often implies a desire for change or for the situation to stop.

Examples

• Followed by a noun:
  • I am tired of the constant noise from the construction site.
  • She was tired of his excuses.
• Followed by a gerund:
  • He is tired of waiting for a response.
  • We are tired of eating the same food every day.

Advanced Usage

• "To be/get tired of doing something": This structure emphasizes the repetitive action that causes the annoyance.
  • I'm getting tired of reminding you to clean your room.
• "To be tired of it all": An idiomatic expression meaning to be completely weary of an entire situation or set of circumstances.
  • After the long argument, he was just tired of it all.

Variants and Related Words

• Tire (verb): To cause to become weary or bored.
  • The long lecture tired the students.
• Tiring (adjective): Causing a feeling of weariness.
  • It was a tiring journey.
• Tireless (adjective): Having or showing great effort or energy that does not diminish.
  • She is a tireless advocate for human rights.

Synonyms

• Fed up with: (Informal) Having had more than one can tolerate.
• Sick of: (Informal) Feeling strong annoyance or disgust from too much of something.
• Weary of: Feeling or showing tiredness, especially from lack of interest.
• Bored with: Feeling weary because one is unoccupied or lacks interest.

Related Phrases

• "To be tired out": To be completely exhausted physically.
  • After the marathon, the runners were tired out.
• "To tire of": (Less common) A verb phrase with a meaning very similar to "to be tired of."
  • He never seems to tire of telling that story.

Related Idioms

• "Sick and tired of": An emphatic idiom expressing strong frustration or annoyance.
  • I'm sick and tired of your lies!

Adjective

1. having 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