Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bushed

/bʊʃt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables: bushed
IPA: /bʊʃt/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Very tired; exhausted.

Informal

adj

Mentally unwell due to isolation, especially due to working in a remote mine or camp; experiencing cabin fever.

Canadian usage

adj

Incorporating a bush, a mechanical part.

adj

Lost in the bush.

Australian usage

Example Sentences

"After hours on the airplane and a long drive, I'm bushed."
"After three weeks up there I was bushed and needed to get out."
"Body weight is carried directly by the lower ends of rubber-bushed swing links of 19.6 in. effective length."
"‘She changes her shape depending on which way you're coming at her. Once you know the contours of Bulgonunna you'll never get bushed in this country.’"

Etymology

From bush.

Usage

Derived Forms

unbushed

Synonyms

beat all in dead

Rhymes With

pushed

Questions

How do you pronounce bushed?: The recorded pronunciation is /bʊʃt/.
What does bushed mean?: Very tired; exhausted.
Where does bushed come from?: From bush.

How to pronounce bushed

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