Feeling annoyed, frustrated, or dissatisfied because of too much of something unpleasant.
You've had enough of something and you're angry or unhappy about it.
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Feeling very annoyed or frustrated because a bad situation has continued for too long.
"I'm fed up with commuting two hours every day — I'm going to ask to work from home."
"I'm fed up with the way this country is being run."
— Common political protest language, widely used in British public discourse
Feeling unhappy and dissatisfied with a person whose behaviour has become unacceptable.
"She's finally fed up with his constant lying and has asked him to leave."
Originally from the idea of being force-fed until you cannot eat any more — 'fed up' to the point of having too much.
You've had enough of something and you're angry or unhappy about it.
Used as an adjective, typically in the pattern 'be/get fed up (with/of something).' 'Fed up with' is standard in British English; 'fed up of' is also common informally. Always refers to a negative situation.
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