Words / C1

JAYD-id/ˈdʒeɪdɪd/

Jaded means tired and no longer easily impressed after too much of something: a jaded audience, jaded about rankings. Tired is everyday and physical; bored is wider; cynical is harsher and about motives. Jade the stone is a lookalike. Do not call a careful, complete check jaded as if thoroughness were fatigue.

Meaning

Tired and bored after too much of something, and no longer easily impressed.

Examples

• “A jaded marker still has to count the missing n, slogan or not.”
• “A jaded marker still has to count the missing n; weariness is not a methods excuse.”
• “Tired after a night shift is sleep; jaded is “I have seen this trick before.” Cynical assumes bad faith. A first look at a new protocol is not jaded.”

Good to know

Worn out; no longer impressed. Everyday: tired / bored. Harsher: cynical. Mix-up: jade (stone). Thoroughness is not jadedness.

Near in meaning

tired

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