boredom
/ˈbɔɹ.dəm/noun2 syllables
Boredom means: the feeling of being bored by something tedious.
Synonyms for boredom3
noun, as in the feeling of being bored by something tedious
ennui, tedium
What does boredom mean?1
noun
1
the feeling of being bored by something tedious
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Boredom in a sentence
- Boredom, routine, and lack of curiosity are the greatest enemies of our brain.CM
- The boredom, routine and lack of curiosity are the major enemies of our brain.galoosh33
- Paul was sitting on the swing, pushing back and forth in boredom.Amastan
- Boredom is itself boring, hence it tends to feed on itself.Ooneykcall
- Sometimes, boredom can be more oppressive than pain.LimeGreenTeknii
- Mark kept switching tasks at work to avoid the pain of boredom.Amastan
- Robert would die of boredom if he did that.Amastan
- I distracted myself from the boredom of my long journey by reading mysteries.rosellek
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of boredom
as a noun
- plural
- boredoms