bored
- adjective
- /bɔrd/
- If you keep repeating the same tasks every day, you might find yourself feeling bored.
- get bored
- become bored
- feel bored
A lot of times I'm bored, I'm restless.
- A lot of times I'm bored, I'm restless.
- But we spent so much time bored together too.
- What they didn't count on was how bored undergraduates were at Berkeley.
- They'd lain in the sand one night, bored but for the book that came after.
- The question is, why do narcissists get bored so easily?
- Yeah, I believe in being bored and unproductive wholeheartedly.
- One benefit I didn't see coming was how bored I got when I quit drinking.
- He said don't be afraid of being bored, be afraid of being boring.
- I said George of I'm I'm bored, fucking serious.
- I was so bored and had no motivation.
- Narcissists get bored with people pretty easily.
- Do not text him back and say, I'm so bored, what are you doing?
Examples
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When they become bored and frustrated, they lose their interest and drive for learning.
Academic text (2008) -
I remember that on Tuesday I was really bored, so I decided to just start studying.
Academic text (2001) -
I was always bored though really bored at school.
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I could see that she was bored, restless, and hoping to leave early.
Fiction book (1990) -
Results indicated that students were bored and in need of more complex and diverse instructional materials.
Academic text (2002) -
Teachers know that when students become bored, they can often become disruptive or exhibit behavior problems.
Academic text (2012) -
What they didn't count on was how bored undergraduates were at Berkeley.
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He said don't be afraid of being bored, be afraid of being boring.
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Good, I'm bored here.
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I'm getting bored.
Synonyms
Feeling bored and tired after doing or seeing something too often
Feeling very uninterested and restless because nothing holds your attention
Not showing much interest or excitement
Feeling very tired of something and not interested at all
Feeling bored, tired, and not interested
Not showing excitement or interest
Not excited or impressed because you have seen it many times
Not feeling interested or excited to do things
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Feeling very uninterested and restless because nothing holds your attention
How Bored
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bored comes from the verb bore, which once meant 'to make a hole' and later 'to wear down' or 'tire' someone. So when you are bored, you feel 'tired' or 'uninterested' because something is not new or exciting.