1
: fatigued by overwork : exhausted
a jaded horse
2
: made dull, apathetic, or cynical by experience or by having or seeing too much of something
jaded network viewers
jaded voters
jadedly
adverb
jadedness
noun
Examples of jaded in a Sentence
Oh, yes, mate, they're all jaded here now—their last gasps of innocence sucked out of them by Olympic pharaohs who at first played a blatant game of bait-and-switch with Games tickets, furtively putting aside vast quantities of the best seats to sell to fat cats at higher prices.
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Gary Smith, Sports Illustrated, 11 Sept. 2000
I'm jaded with the pulls on me that I can't answer to.
—Robert Frost, letter, 12 Aug. 1924
He became jaded from years of work as a police officer.
a public jaded by political scandals
Gary Smith, Sports Illustrated, 11 Sept. 2000
I'm jaded with the pulls on me that I can't answer to.
—Robert Frost, letter, 12 Aug. 1924
He became jaded from years of work as a police officer.
a public jaded by political scandals
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Eastwood stars as Frankie, a jaded boxing trainer, and Swank plays Maggie, a woman determined to become great at the sport and wants Frankie to train her.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 8 Feb. 2025
Bell plays Joanne, a jaded, agnostic podcast host who also doesn’t know what a good relationship is supposed to look like.
—Phoebe Reilly, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2024
Washington is now so jaded, our establishment now so confused and corrupt, no one believes it can be done.
—Star Parker, arkansasonline.com, 6 Feb. 2025
The fixture was both sides’ first after the September international break and while Slot was keen to not use that as an excuse, Liverpool starters Diaz (Colombia) and Mac Allister (Argentina) looked jaded following their trips home to South America.
—Andy Jones, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
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James Mercadante, EW.com, 8 Feb. 2025
Bell plays Joanne, a jaded, agnostic podcast host who also doesn’t know what a good relationship is supposed to look like.
—Phoebe Reilly, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2024
Washington is now so jaded, our establishment now so confused and corrupt, no one believes it can be done.
—Star Parker, arkansasonline.com, 6 Feb. 2025
The fixture was both sides’ first after the September international break and while Slot was keen to not use that as an excuse, Liverpool starters Diaz (Colombia) and Mac Allister (Argentina) looked jaded following their trips home to South America.
—Andy Jones, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Jaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jaded. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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