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fed up
1. adj. Frustrated, annoyed, tired.
After two days, I am fed up with this nonsense.
Analysis
fed		©
1. n. (US, slang) a federal government officer or official, especially FBI and DEA agents.
2. n. (London, especially, MLE, slang) a police officer.
3. v. simple past tense and past participle of feed
feed
1. v. To give (someone or something) food to eat.
Feed the dog every evening.
2. v. (intransitive) To eat (usually of animals).
Spiders feed on gnats and flies.
3. v. To give (someone or something) to (someone or something else) as food.
up		©
1. adv. Away from the surface of the Earth or other planet; in opposite direction to the downward pull of gravity.
I looked up and saw the airplane overhead.
2. adv. (intensifier) Used as an aspect marker to indicate a completed action or state Thoroughly, completely.
I will mix up the puzzle pieces.
Tear up the contract.

Example Sentences

I'm fed up with lying to people.  Fed up of wasting valuable time in the powder room?  The supreme court's edict followed a lawsuit by environmentalists fed up with Delhi's rubbish problem.

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