overtired

adjective
UK: /ˌəʊvəˈtaɪəd/
US: /ˌoʊvərˈtaɪərd/

  1. Extremely tired; more tired than usual.

    1. The baby is overtired and needs to go to sleep now.
    2. After the long flight, I felt overtired and irritable, needing rest.

  2. Feeling or showing the effects of being excessively tired, often leading to irritability or difficulty concentrating.

    1. She gets overtired if she doesn't take a nap in the afternoon.
    2. The children became overtired and started arguing with each other on the drive home.

Synonyms

exhausted fatigued weary spent
overtired transitive-verb

  1. To make someone extremely tired.

    1. Don't overtire yourself before the big race tomorrow.
    2. The long hike overtired them, and they slept soundly that night.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "overtired" in English means: Extremely tired; more tired than usual., Feeling or showing the effects of being excessively tired, often leading to irritability or difficulty concentrating..

The phonetic transcription of "overtired" is /ˌəʊvəˈtaɪəd/ in British English and /ˌoʊvərˈtaɪərd/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "overtired": exhausted, fatigued, weary, spent.

Example usage of "overtired": "The baby is overtired and needs to go to sleep now.". More examples on the page.