BOREDOM

boredom, ennui, tedium

(noun) the feeling of being bored by something tedious

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

boredom (usually uncountable, plural boredoms)

(uncountable) The state of being bored.

(countable) An instance or period of being bored; A bored state.

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Synonyms

• (state of being bored): ennui

Anagrams

• bed-room, bedroom, broomed

Source: Wiktionary


Bore"dom, n.

1. The state of being bored, or pestered; a state of ennui. Dickens.

2. The realm of bores; bores, collectively.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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