jaded

• Qualifie une personne fatiguée, blasée ou ayant perdu son enthousiasme, généralement après une surexposition ou une expérience excessive de quelque chose.

Describes a person who is tired, bored, or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having too much of something.

1. Tired or boredB2formal

   Feeling tired, bored, or lacking enthusiasm, often because of having too much of something.

   Las, blasé

   • After years of traveling, she became jaded with the constant hotel stays.
   • He felt jaded after working overtime for weeks.
   • The critic was jaded by the endless stream of mediocre films.

   Synonymesboredfed upindifferenttireduninterestedwearyworld-weary

   Antonymesenergeticenthusiasticexcitedfreshkeenvigorous

2. C1formal

   Having a cynical or distrustful attitude, often due to negative past experiences.

   désabusé, blasé

   • The jaded journalist no longer believed in political promises.
   • She grew jaded after being lied to repeatedly.
   • His jaded view of love came from a series of failed relationships.

   Synonymescynicaldisillusioneddistrustfulmisanthropicpessimisticsuspiciousworld-weary

   Antonymescredulousgulliblehopefulidealisticinnocentnaiveoptimistictrusting

• Verbe vieilli ou littéraire signifiant fatiguer, épuiser ou lasser quelqu'un, souvent par un excès d'efforts ou de répétition.

An archaic verb meaning to tire, weary, or exhaust, often used in older literary contexts.

1. To tire or exhaustC1formal

   To make someone feel tired, worn out, or weary, often from overwork or repetition.

   épuiser, harasser

   • The long journey had jaded the travelers.
   • Constant criticism can jade even the most enthusiastic person.
   • Years of dealing with bureaucracy had jaded her spirit.

   Synonymesdebilitatedrainenervateexhaustfatiguetaxtiretire outwear outweary

   Antonymesenergizeinvigoraterefreshrejuvenaterevivestimulate