- (usually postpositive)
annoyed, discontented, or bored: I'm fed up with your behaviour
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fed1 /fɛd/USA pronunciation
v.
-fed-, root.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- pt. and pp. of feed.
- Idioms fed up, [be + ~] impatient;
disgusted;
bored:I was fed up with his excuses.
-fed-, root.
- -fed- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "group;
league;
trust.'' This meaning is found in such words as: confederate, federal, federation.
- federal.
- federated.
- federation.
fed1
(fed),USA pronunciation v.
fed2 (fed),USA pronunciation n.
Fed (fed),USA pronunciation n. the Fed, [Informal.]
Fed.,
fed.,
- pt. and pp. of feed.
- fed up, impatient;
disgusted;
bored:They were fed up with the same old routine.
fed2 (fed),USA pronunciation n.
- Slang Terms(sometimes cap.) a federal official or law-enforcement officer.
- by shortening 1915–20
Fed (fed),USA pronunciation n. the Fed, [Informal.]
- Government, Informal Termsthe Federal Reserve System.
- Government, Informal Termsthe Federal Reserve Board.
Fed.,
- Federal.
fed.,
- federal.
- federated.
- federation.
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