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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesabgekämpft
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ap-ge-kempft
"Sie wirkte von dem langen Arbeitsjahr völlig jähzornig und jaded."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Bored, tired, or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having too much of something.
"Years of covering political scandals had left the reporter thoroughly jaded." - 2
Made cynical or insensitive through unpleasant experiences.
"Her difficult divorce left her jaded about the concept of romance."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the obsolete verb 'jade' meaning to exhaust or tire a horse, stemming from the Old Norse noun 'jálda' (mare). By the late 16th century, it shifted from describing a physically worn-out animal to describing a person fatigued, dulled, or cynical from overexposure to something.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Jaded" is said worldwide
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blasé
Transliteration: bla-ze
"Il est devenu blasé par les voyages constants."
abgekämpft
Transliteration: ap-ge-kempft
"Sie wirkte von dem langen Arbeitsjahr völlig jähzornig und jaded."
disilluso
Transliteration: diz-il-lu-zo
"Dopo tanti anni, è diventato disilluso riguardo alla politica."
desengañado
Transliteration: de-sen-ga-nya-do
"Estaba tan desengañado del mundo corporativo que decidió renunciar."
fatigado
Transliteration: fa-ti-ga-du
"O crítico de cinema parecia fatigado de ver tantos filmes ruins."
ऊबा हुआ
Transliteration: ooba hua
"लगातार काम करने से वह जीवन से ऊबा हुआ महसूस कर रहा था।"
厌倦的
Transliteration: yànjuàn de
"他对浮华的好莱坞生活感到十分厌倦。"
싫증난
Transliteration: sil-jeung-nan
"그는 화려한 도시 생활에 완전히 싫증이 나 있었다."
うんざりした
Transliteration: unzari shita
"彼は長年の交渉ですっかりうんざりしていた。"
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