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kaputt

9.0

Very tired after hard work

adjective
/kəˈpʌt/

Informal

: agotado

She was so kaputt after the long meeting that she nearly fell asleep at her desk.

Examples

Are you kaputt?

King Solomon's Mines (1985)
After running the marathon, I felt completely kaputt and needed to rest.
They returned from the hike feeling kaputt and ready to lie down.

Synonyms

exhausted

vskaputt

104 2.0

Very tired and completely used up for a person or thing after using all energy

is tired mainly after hard work rather than only long complete depletion

burned-out

vskaputt

27 4.4

Very tired after doing too much work for a long time

is tired after hard short-term effort rather than from long ongoing stress

worn out

vskaputt

23 2.9

Feeling very tired and having no energy

is tired from hard effort rather than mainly lacking effectiveness

fatigued

vskaputt

13 4.1

Feeling very tired and having no energy

is tired especially after hard work rather than medical or formal weakening

knackered

vskaputt

3 8.5

Feeling very tired and having no energy

is tired specifically after hard work rather than for unknown reasons

dog-tired

vskaputt

Informal

3 6.4

Very tired after doing hard work for a long time

is worn down especially after hard work rather than for unclear reasons

aweary

vskaputt

Archaic

1 9.9

Very tired in both body and mind from long trouble or hard work

is tired mainly after physical effort rather than expressed in old language

knickered

vskaputt

9.6

Very tired after hard physical activity

is tired after hard effort more generally, not only after exercise

deuced tired

vskaputt

Archaic

9.9

Feeling very tired and unable to do much

is felt after hard effort rather than expressed by an emphatic old phrase

wacked

vskaputt

Informal

8.7

Very tired and without energy after hard work

is the more formal tired state after heavy work, not casual slang

Antonyms

refreshed

1 1.5

Feeling rested and full of new energy after a break

invigorated

1 4.7

Feeling full of new energy and ready to do things

How Tired

exhausted

104 2.0

kaputt

Informal

9.0

to weary

4 4.4

tired

∞ 1.0

rested

1.0

Surface Forms

kaputt positive

Etymology

Kaputt comes from German, taken from the French card word capot meaning 'totally beaten'. A helpful image is a person so beaten in a game that they are 'done for', which is like someone who is very tired after hard work. So kaputt can mean 'exhausted' or worn out.