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tedium

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te·di·um  (td-m)
n.
The quality or condition of being tedious; tediousness or boredom.
[Latin taedium, from taedre, to weary.]
tedium
Noun
the state of being bored or the quality of being boring: the tedium of a nine-to-five white-collar job [Latin taedium]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tediumtedium - the feeling of being bored by something tedious
boredom, ennui
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"
2.tedium - dullness owing to length or slowness
tediousness, tiresomeness
dullness - the quality of lacking interestingness; "the stories were of a dullness to bring a buffalo to its knees"
drag - something tedious and boring; "peeling potatoes is a drag"
tedium
noun boredom, monotony, dullness, routine, the doldrums, banality, sameness, ennui, drabness, deadness, dreariness, tediousness, lifelessness << OPPOSITE excitement
Translations

tedium [ˈtiːdɪəm] n → tedio
tedium [ˈtiːdɪəm] n → ennui m
tedium [ˈtiːdɪəm] n → Langeweile f
tedium [ˈtiːdɪəm] n → noia, tedio


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You will find no tedium of repetition in all their poetry, no thin vein of thought beaten out over endless pages.
A Lute of Jade by Cranmer-Byng, L. View in context
Heaven knows what pains the author has been at, what bitter experiences he has endured and what heartache suffered, to give some chance reader a few hours' relaxation or to while away the tedium of a journey.
Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
On re-entering the cloister, the archdeacon found at the door of his cell his brother Jehan du Moulin, who was waiting for him, and who had beguiled the tedium of waiting by drawing on the wall with a bit of charcoal, a profile of his elder brother, enriched with a monstrous nose.
Notre-Dame de Paris by Hugo, Victor View in context
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