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boredom

[bawr-duhm]

noun

  1. the state of being bored; the feeling of being wearied by dullness, tedious repetition, etc.

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boredom

/ ˈɔːə /

noun

  1. the state of being bored; tedium

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of boredom1

First recorded in 1850–55; bore 1 + -dom
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We have already seen paper aeroplanes, the time-honoured sign of Wembley's boredom, against Latvia and Albania.

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The cause of marital death, according to Nick, is boredom.

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The joy of collectively waiting, of boredom that bonded us.

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Kwan’s novel hones in on the ways that isolation and boredom sap vital parts of ourselves.

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Usyk continued to mouth his prayers and later put his head on the table in boredom.

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