1
: feeling or showing a lack of interest or excitement that is caused by having done or experienced too much of something
… jaded celebrities who have seen it all and then some …—
Daphne Merkin
Daphne Merkina jaded attitude
2
: fatigued by overwork : exhausted
… a weary actor jaded by the performance of a difficult part.—Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens
jadedly
adverb
If there is a theme to these shows—with their world-weary kids and less-than-super heroes—it's casting a jadedly funny grown-up eye on the memories and characters of childhood.
—James Poniewozik
James Poniewozik
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.
—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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Less is required of Anderson’s jaded, booze-sodden Jeff, but this smart-alecky sidekick is re-imagined with crackling comic vitality.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
De Leon’s jaded but shrewd Gonzalez endures a brasher, greener partner (Jon Michael Hill).
—Judy Berman, Time, 20 May 2026
For sports fans, especially those worshipful of King Eric, this is pure cinematic cocaine, neatly chopped out, electrifying at first although too much of it could leave you feeling jaded and jangly.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
The hope is that another leader — perhaps popular Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham or the left-wing former deputy leader Angela Rayner — would appeal to a jaded electorate.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 12 May 2026
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Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
De Leon’s jaded but shrewd Gonzalez endures a brasher, greener partner (Jon Michael Hill).
—Judy Berman, Time, 20 May 2026
For sports fans, especially those worshipful of King Eric, this is pure cinematic cocaine, neatly chopped out, electrifying at first although too much of it could leave you feeling jaded and jangly.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
The hope is that another leader — perhaps popular Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham or the left-wing former deputy leader Angela Rayner — would appeal to a jaded electorate.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 12 May 2026
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“Jaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jaded. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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