bushed
/bʊʃt/adjective
bushed is spelled B-U-S-H-E-D: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, bushed means “Very tired; exhausted” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in bushed?
| Letters | 6: B-U-S-H-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 122,704th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bushed?
Bushed appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce bushed?
- /bʊʃt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-bushed.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does bushed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
informalVery tired; exhausted.
After hours on the airplane and a long drive, I'm bushed.
- 2
CanadaMentally unwell due to isolation, especially due to working in a remote mine or camp; experiencing cabin fever.
After three weeks up there I was bushed and needed to get out.
- 3
Incorporating a bush, a mechanical part.
- 4
AustraliaLost in the bush.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bushed in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense very tired; exhausted:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does bushed come from?
From bush.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).