Boredom - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈbɔːrdəm|  American pronunciation of the word boredom
Brit.  |ˈbɔːdəm|  British pronunciation of the word boredom

noun

- the feeling of being bored by something tedious (syn: ennui, tedium)

Extra examples

On days when few customers came to shop, Bob felt overwhelmed by boredom.

He started drinking again out of boredom.

I was suffering from terminal boredom.

...the novel captures the discontinuous nature of a soldier's life: long stretches of boredom interrupted by flashes of chaos and panic...

For him, racing motorcycles is a great antidote to boredom.

The dull, absent look on her face implied boredom.

Boredom is the enemy of learning.

That week was an eternity of solitude and boredom.

As usual, Simon affected complete boredom.

The books helped relieve the boredom of waiting.

Most teenagers start taking drugs through boredom.

I am dying of curiosity / boredom.

...wore an unchanging expression of boredom throughout the entire lecture...

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