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Boredom Common

Origin: Germanic Old English suffix

Boredom has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the feeling of being bored by something tedious

"The endless scrolling through irrelevant ads finally turned my afternoon into a deep sense of boredom."

2

The state of being bored.

"The endless wait at the airport turned into a deep boredom that made him check his watch every minute."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
dissatisfaction
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
blahs fatigue
Rhyming Words
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