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sick and tired

sick and tired
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sik and tahyuh rd]
    • /sɪk ænd taɪərd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sik and tahyuh rd]
    • /sɪk ænd taɪərd/

Definitions of sick and tired words

  • adjective sick and tired afflicted with ill health or disease; ailing. 1
  • adjective sick and tired affected with nausea; inclined to vomit. 1
  • adjective sick and tired deeply affected with some unpleasant feeling, as of sorrow, disgust, or boredom: sick at heart; to be sick of parties. 1
  • adjective sick and tired mentally, morally, or emotionally deranged, corrupt, or unsound: a sick mind; wild statements that made him seem sick. 1
  • adjective sick and tired characteristic of a sick mind: sick fancies. 1
  • adjective sick and tired dwelling on or obsessed with that which is gruesome, sadistic, ghoulish, or the like; morbid: a sick comedian; sick jokes. 1
See all 19 definitions of sick and tired

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Origin of sick and tired

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English sik, sek, Old English sēoc; cognate with Dutch ziek, German siech, Old Norse sjūkr, Gothic siuks

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Parts of speech for Sick and tired

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Sick and tired

sick and tired popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for sick and tired

adj sick and tired

  • all in — If you say that you are all in, you mean that you are extremely tired.
  • bored — If you are bored, you feel tired and impatient because you have lost interest in something or because you have nothing to do.
  • dead tired — Very tired; completely exhausted.
  • dog-tired — utterly exhausted; worn out.

adjective sick and tired

  • weary — physically or mentally exhausted by hard work, exertion, strain, etc.; fatigued; tired: weary eyes; a weary brain.
All 9 Synonyms of sick and tired

Antonyms for sick and tired

adjective sick and tired

  • activated — to make active; cause to function or act.
  • energised — Alternative spelling of energized.
  • energized — Simple past tense and past participle of energize.
All 3 Antonyms of sick and tired

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