Feeling the need to rest or sleep because of work, activity, or emotion. It can also describe something that is old, overused, or no longer interesting.
From the verb 'tire,' from Old English 'tēorian' meaning 'to become weary, fail.' The past participle form became a common adjective. Its figurative use for 'boring or worn‑out' ideas developed later.
Tired can describe both your body and a joke you’ve heard too many times. The link is repetition: muscles and minds both wear down with overuse. The word lets us treat ideas almost like living things that can age and lose their freshness.
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