boredom
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1.3
- noun
- /ˈbɔrdəm/
:
aburrimiento
- Reading a book is a great way to fight off boredom when you're stuck at home.
- avoid boredom
- overcome boredom
- escape boredom
Kierkegaard ends up tolerating tolerating the trying boredom of the situation.
- Kierkegaard ends up tolerating tolerating the trying boredom of the situation.
- It's hours of boredom punctuated by moments of sheer terror.
- And now is a great time for people to stave off boredom by learning new skills.
- Like do you know how much evolution made boredom painful?
- Is that really a symptom of boredom or is that the fear again?
- Because if that's boredom, then this thing is a total snooze fest.
- And, and it allowed me to sit with that boredom.
- People quit relationships, people quit jobs because of boredom.
- The thing I most dread is boredom.
- The first hour of that like boredom, no phone, no nothing.
- The subject is math teaching boredom and high level math.
Examples
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But talking about it did not ease his boredom as he had hoped.
Fiction book (1993) -
One way to handle boredom is to present materials at a more intelligent level of text difficulty.
Academic text (2012) -
Boredom, you know, boredom at work, boredom in any part of our lives.
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How do you guys deal with the boredom?
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That provides an alternative to the boredom that leads to addiction.
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Designing activities and schedules that allow children to manage their boredom in an appropriate manner works best.
Academic text (2008) -
In this way, academically talented individuals escape the boredom so often associated with bright students.
Academic text (1990) -
Lastly, researchers have found that boredom has numerous negative physical and psychological consequences.
Academic text (2013) -
She felt a deep sense of boredom during the long lecture, unable to focus on the topic.
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Many people turn to hobbies to overcome their boredom and find enjoyment in everyday life.
Synonyms
43
6.2
A lack of interest or care about things
10
6.8
Feeling bored from doing the same thing for a long time
9
9.0
A tired, unhappy feeling from having nothing to do
2
6.8
A feeling of little energy and no interest
2
3.8
A state that makes you lose interest
1
6.7
A boring state with little variety or excitement
1
6.2
A dull, gloomy feeling that makes things seem not interesting
1
8.5
A short word people use to show lack of interest
1
7.5
A feeling of being tired and bored after having too much of something
1
3.7
Something that is not interesting or exciting
A feeling of being bored and not wanting to do anything
Antonyms
How Bored
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Boredom comes from the verb bore, which originally meant 'to make tired', plus the ending -dom, which means 'state', as in freedom. So boredom is simply the 'state of being bored' — feeling tired, restless, and without interest.