What does tired mean?

Definitions for tired
taɪərdtired

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. tiredadjective

    depleted of strength or energy

    "tired mothers with crying babies"; "too tired to eat"

  2. banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock(a), threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-wornadjective

    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

    "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"

Wiktionary

  1. tiredadjective

    In need of some rest or sleep.

  2. tiredadjective

    Fed up, annoyed, irritated, sick of.

    I'm tired of this

  3. tiredadjective

    Overused, cliché.

    a tired song

Wikipedia

  1. Tired

    Tired is a song by Norwegian DJ and music producer Alan Walker, featuring Irish singer-songwriter Gavin James. The song was written by Mike Needle, Dan Bryer, Gavin James and Ollie Green, and was produced by Alan Walker, Gunnar Greve, Mood Melodies, Lars Kristian Rosness, Marcus Arnbekk, Fredrik Borch Olsen and Carl Hovind. It was released commercially for digital download on 19 May 2017. On 14 July 2017, Kygo released a remix of the song. In January 2018, Big Iyz remixed the song, credited to himself featuring Alan Walker and Gavin James.

ChatGPT

  1. tired

    Tired is a state of physical or mental fatigue, often resulting from prolonged activity, lack of sleep, or exertion, leading to a decreased energy level, diminished physical and mental performance, and a desire to rest or sleep.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Tired

    of Tire

  2. Tiredadjective

    weary; fatigued; exhausted

Editors Contribution

  1. tired

    It’s a freaking excuse that people use because it’s easier to say I’m tired than to explain the pain


    Submitted by rinat on July 3, 2022  

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'tired' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2780

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'tired' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1431

  3. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'tired' in Adjectives Frequency: #338

Anagrams for tired »

  1. drite

  2. tried

  3. diter

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tired in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tired in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of tired in a Sentence

  1. Jay Kenney:

    The danger of not eliminating them is that it drives a wedge between the public and the police, if you're tired of driving while Black, you're less likely to cooperate during these stops.

  2. David Letterman:

    I used to say, every day, ‘I am so sick and tired of shaving.’ … And I just thought, the first thing I will do when I am not on TV is stop shaving. And everybody hates it. My wife hates it. My son hates it. But it’s interesting. I’ve kind of developed a real creepy look with it that I’m sort of enjoying. And I can tell that people are off-put by it. And the more people implore me to shave, the stronger my resolve is to not shave.

  3. Kyle Biedermann:

    We came because we wanted to be heard and we're sick and tired of what's been going on by the elite media and the elite politicians who continue to ignore us.

  4. Tim Krepp:

    We have cabin fever, we get tired of getting pushed around and people told you can’t do… you have to draw the line and say no.

  5. Ruth Johnson:

    How can you expect anybody to work 20 to 40 hours and not be tired, fatigued and make mistakes ? i just don't see how you're going to get good results when you work people like that.

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