jaded

adjective

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Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒeɪdɪd/

Etymology: From jade (“worn-out horse”), possibly from Old Norse jalda (“mare”). Jade as a term of abuse for a woman dates from 1560.

Bored or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having been overexposed to, or having consumed too much of something.
“When she came, I could see at a glance she was tired and jaded and worried, and so, instead of letting her fret about in the hotel and get into a wearing tangle of gossip, I packed her and two knapsacks up, and started off on a long, refreshing, easy-going walk northward, until a blister on her foot stranded us at the Magenruhe Hotel on the Sneejoch.”
“But now I am jaded / You're out of luck / I'm rolling down the stairs / Too drunk to fuck”
Worn out, wearied, exhausted or lacking enthusiasm, due to age or experience.
Made callous or cynically insensitive, by experience.

Etymology: From jade (“worn-out horse”), possibly from Old Norse jalda (“mare”). Jade as a term of abuse for a woman dates from 1560.