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boredom

[ bawr-duhm ]

noun

  1. the state of being bored; the feeling of being wearied by dullness, tedious repetition, etc.

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boredom

/ ˈɔːə /

noun

  1. the state of being bored; tedium
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of boredom1

First recorded in 1850–55; bore 1 + -dom
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Usyk continued to mouth his prayers and later put his head on the table in boredom.

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As a former city trader, she had no formal art qualifications, but she nonetheless decided to manage the boredom and channel her grief by painting in her kitchen.

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“I’m in my 40s … but boredom prevailed. … So I signed up for it. I’m making really silly nonsensical videos, like I would have back in the Vine days.”

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The kind of person who lies to strangers out of boredom and shrugs her way through flings with unattractive men.

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Still, there is a danger for Trump of losing these people, but to boredom, not facts.

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