bushed

American

[boosht] / bʊʃt /

adjective

overgrown with bushes.
Informal. exhausted; tired out.

After all that exercise, I'm bushed.
Canadian Informal. mentally unbalanced as a result of prolonged residence in a sparsely inhabited region.
Australian and New Zealand Slang. unable to find one's direction; lost; confused.

bushed British

/ bʊʃt /

adjective

(postpositive) extremely tired; exhausted
mentally disturbed from living in isolation, esp in the north
lost or bewildered, as in the bush

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Etymology

Origin of bushed

First recorded in 1485–95; bush ¹ + -ed ², -ed ³

Example Sentences

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As for me, I was bushed from climbing in, crossing over, and climbing out so many times.

From Salon • Oct. 22, 2022

It’s been a long weekend, and I’m thoroughly bushed from the trip, so I head back to my hotel.

From Washington Times • Jul. 28, 2016

An industry source bushed off talk that Russian shareholders in TNK-BP would dare to question a transaction approved by Putin and Sechin.

From Reuters • Jan. 17, 2011

We’re all bushed, and it’s all his fault.

From Newsweek

I was grubby, sweat streaked, comprehensively bushed, and rank enough to turn heads.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

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