Nuance Dictionary / Overwhelm & Struggle
지긋지긋하다 ji-geut-ji-geut-ha-da
Sick and tired of something, fed up to the point of dread
What does 지긋지긋하다 mean?
지긋지긋하다 (ji-geut-ji-geut-ha-da) means: Sick and tired of something, fed up to the point of dread.
This is what you feel about a problem that keeps coming back, not a one-time hardship. If your upstairs neighbor has stomped around at 2am for the tenth night in a row, the noise itself becomes '지긋지긋하다' — you dread even hearing it start.
🎙️ 지긋지긋하다는 표기 그대로 읽지 않아요 — 실제로는 [지귿찌그타다]로 소리나요 (격음화, 경음화, 받침규칙). 발음 연습하기 →
How it's actually used
- 매일 야근하는 생활도 이제 지긋지긋하다.
maeil yageunhaneun saenghwaldo ije jigeutjigeuthada.
I'm so sick and tired of working overtime every single day now.
💡 Used for recurring, chronic frustrations. - 이놈의 층간 소음 때문에 아주 지긋지긋해 죽겠어.
inomeui cheunggan soum ttaemune aju jigeutjigeuthae jukgesseo.
I'm beyond fed up with this stupid floor-to-ceiling noise.
💡 Combines well with extreme expressions like '죽겠어'. - 매일 똑같이 반복되는 야근 지옥에 아주 지긋지긋하다.
maeil ttokgachi banbokdoineun yageun jioge aju jigeutjigeuthada.
I am so sick and tired of this endless, repeating hell of overtime.
💡 Used when you are deeply fed up with a recurring, inescapable annoyance.
Related words in Overwhelm & Struggle
고달프다 go-dal-peu-da진땀나다 jin-ttam-na-da안간힘을 쓰다 an-gan-him-eul sseu-da눈코 뜰 새 없다 nun-ko tteul sae eop-da기진맥진하다 gi-jin-maek-jin-ha-da