うんざりした

• Reading: うんざりした
• Romaji: unzarishita
• Pronunciation: /ɯn.za.ɾi.ɕi.ta/

Meaning

Fed up; sick and tired; thoroughly disgusted. Describes a state of exhausted exasperation with something repeated or prolonged.

The past/adjectival form of うんざりする, which expresses saturation to the point of disgust or exhaustion. Used attributively (うんざりした顔 — a fed-up expression) or predicatively (うんざりしている). The adverb うんざり is equally common: うんざりするほど長い会議 (a meeting long enough to make you sick). Tone is stronger than 飽き飽きした.

Examples

1. 毎日同じ言い訳を聞かされて、彼はうんざりした表情で席を立った。 Having to listen to the same excuse every single day, he stood up from his seat with a fed-up expression.
2. 長引く会議にうんざりした様子で、部長はため息をついた。 The department head sighed, visibly sick and tired of the meeting dragging on.
3. 何度注意してもなおらない部下の態度に、課長はすっかりうんざりしていた。 The section chief was thoroughly fed up with the attitude of a subordinate who never improved no matter how many times he was warned.

Usage Guide

Context: complaints, workplace, relationships, daily life

Tone: exasperated

Origin & History

Derives from the adverb うんざり, of uncertain origin, possibly onomatopoeic — evoking the sound of a heavy, weary sigh. する transforms it into a verb; the past form functions as an adjective.

Cultural Context

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal