fried
v. B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈfɹaɪd// UK //fɹˈaɪd// fried
v. feeling extremely tired or unable to think because you have worked too hard. You use this when your brain feels like it has stopped working.
v. exhausted or mentally depleted to the point of being unable to function effectively. Informal in register; frequently describes the state of one's mind or electronic components after a surge.
I am totally fried after that three-hour exam.
By the end of the double shift, the nurses were completely fried and could barely speak to each other.
After weeks of relentless coding and minimal sleep, his brain was so fried that he couldn't even solve basic logic puzzles that usually took him seconds.
Usage
Often follows a linking verb like 'feel' or 'be'.