Jade (Verb)
Meaning 1
Lose interest or become bored with something or somebody; "I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- He used to love his video game, but after a few months he started to jade of it.
- Her recent constant nagging about house chores is making him jade of the relationship.
- After seeing five similar exhibitions in a row she started to jade of modern art.
- He's losing his enthusiasm and starting to jade of long-distance traveling.
- She initially enjoyed her manager's motivational speeches, but eventually began to jade of them.
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Meaning 2
Exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- The constant pressure at work eventually jaded her enthusiasm for her job.
- His exhausting schedule has jaded him to the joys of traveling.
- Years of repetitive tasks have jaded the workers, causing a decrease in productivity.
- Her passion for painting was starting to jade after years of creating art for commercial use.
- The long hours spent in the lab had jaded the team's spirits, making it difficult to find a solution.