tedium
10
6.8
- noun
- /ˈtiːdiəm/
:
tedio
- The tedium of the long meeting made everyone eager for a break.
- escape from the tedium
- relieve the tedium
- everyday tedium
There are hurdles, there are roadblocks, there's drudgery, there's tedium, there's boredom.
- There are hurdles, there are roadblocks, there's drudgery, there's tedium, there's boredom.
- And then it's the same and the same and you'll go mad with tedium, with boredom.
- And it involves some tedium, it involves a couple some years of frustration.
- It kind of makes me cringe because if you think about it, passion, to succeed at anything requires time and effort and boredom and tedium.
Examples
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The multiplication course's animation, games, and color aid in removing the tedium of memorizing complex tables.
Academic text (2001) -
But why can't we just live in the moment and embrace the boredom and tedium that come with doing some things?
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One who knows how to live alone has nothing to fear from the tedium of London.
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Great interest on my part turned to tedium until, after twenty minutes, I walked back to my car.
Academic text (1990) -
Let's spare ourselves the tedium.
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For Europeans and Indians, films provided the best relief from the tedium of daily life.
Academic text (2005) -
The boys had opportunities to escape from the tedium of classwork.
Academic text (1991) -
The tedium I've experienced in this pursuit!
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For some, a cigarette is a welcome break in the tedium of reality, a deserved and reliably comforting reward.
Academic text (2012) -
There are hurdles, there are roadblocks, there's drudgery, there's tedium, there's boredom.
Synonyms
85
1.3
A feeling of being tired and restless when you have nothing to do
14
5.5
A boring feeling when things are the same again and again
13
7.0
Boring, hard work that you do again and again
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9.0
A tired, unhappy feeling from having nothing to do
2
3.8
A state that makes you lose interest
1
6.0
A feeling that a task is boring because it is long or always the same
1
6.7
A boring state with little variety or excitement
1
3.7
Something that is not interesting or exciting
A boring feeling caused by something that lasts a long time
A feeling that something is dull and boring
Antonyms
How Boring
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tedium comes from the Latin word taedium, which meant 'weariness' or 'disgust'. So tedium is the dull, boring feeling that 'wears you out' when something keeps repeating, and it is the source of the word tedious.