at (one's) wit's end



at (one's) wit's end

In a state of distress that is reached when someone has no more patience. The baby's been crying for hours, and I'm at my wit's end! I'm already at my wit's end, so if this train gets delayed too, I'm going to scream.
See also: end

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
DİLek-Turkish
ChusCHOOSSpanish
Anita[ə'ni:tə]
KataKAH-tah (Finnish)Hungarian, Finnish, Croatian
Mara (1)MAHR-ə (English), MAR-ə (English)Biblical
Dara (1)-Irish