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boredom

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bore·dom  (bôrdm, br-)
n.
The condition of being bored; ennui.
boredom
Noun
the state of being bored
Boredom bores collectively, 1883.
Example: boredom of briefs [modern pun on legal briefs].
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.boredomboredom - the feeling of being bored by something tedious
ennui, tedium
dissatisfaction - the feeling of being displeased and discontent; "he was never slow to express his dissatisfaction with the service he received"
blahs - a general feeling of boredom and dissatisfaction
fatigue - (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something; "he was suffering from museum fatigue"; "after watching TV with her husband she had a bad case of football fatigue"; "the American public is experiencing scandal fatigue"; "political fatigue"
boredom
noun tedium, apathy, doldrums, weariness, monotony, dullness, sameness, ennui, flatness, world-weariness, tediousness, irksomeness << OPPOSITE excitement
Translations
Spanish boredom [ˈbɔːdəm] n → aburrimiento
French boredom [ˈbɔːdəm] bore n → ennui m
German boredom [ˈbɔːdəm] n → Langeweile f;
(boring quality) → Langweiligkeit f
Italian boredom [ˈbɔːdəm] n → noia
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His officers affected a superiority over the rest of us, but the boredom of their souls appeared in their manner of dreary submission to the fads of their commander.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
If, seized by an intolerable boredom, he had determined to be a painter merely to break with irksome ties, it would have been comprehensible, and commonplace; but commonplace is precisely what I felt he was not.
Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
And now, pale and cold, the man who had gripped his fingers then and held on to them like a vise, seemed to find nothing except a slight boredom in this unexpected meeting.
The Malefactor by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
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