Definitions for boredomˈbɔr dəm, ˈboʊr-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
bore•domˈbɔr dəm, ˈboʊr-(n.)
the state of being bored.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Origin of boredom:
1850–55
Princeton's WordNet
boredom, ennui, tedium(noun)
the feeling of being bored by something tedious
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
boredom(noun)ˈbɔr dəm, ˈboʊr-
the state of being bored
the endless boredom of her desk job
Wiktionary
boredom(Noun)
The state of being bored.
boredom(Noun)
An instance or period of a state of being bored; a variety of bored state.
Webster Dictionary
Boredom(noun)
the state of being bored, or pestered; a state of ennui
Boredom(noun)
the realm of bores; bores, collectively
The Roycroft Dictionary
boredom
1. The essential nature of monogamy. 2. A period or rest between I Did and I Will. 3. A state of divine revelation wherein for a single moment we are carried by the giant of Eternal Inutility to the abysms and summits of the perpetual Nix. (The word _boredom_ comes from Bore, a tired son of Noah. After the subsidence of the waters, Bore wandered about the earth, yawning and gaping and stretching, for at that time malaria oozed from many stagnant pools. Finally, absolutely exhausted, Bore, being afraid to be down on the damp and slimy soil, rested on the seventh day on his own bean, hence boredom.)
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Boredom
A psychological state resulting from any activity that lacks motivation, or from enforced continuance in an uninteresting situation.
Translations for boredom
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
boredom(noun)
the state of being bored.
- vervelingAfrikaans

- مَلَلٌ، ضَجَرٌArabic

- досадаBulgarian

- tédioPortuguese (BR)

- nuda, dlouhá chvíleCzech

- die LangeweileGerman

- kedsomhedDanish

- ανίαGreek

- aburrimientoSpanish

- tüdimusEstonian

- ملالت؛ دلزدگیFarsi

- ikävystyneisyysFinnish

- ennuiFrench

- שִׁעֲמוּם ,שִיעֲמוּםHebrew

- ऊबHindi

- dosadaCroatian

- unalomHungarian

- kebosananIndonesian

- leiðindiIcelandic

- noiaItalian

- 退屈Japanese

- 권태Korean

- nuobodulysLithuanian

- garlaicībaLatvian

- kebosananMalay

- vervelingDutch

- kjedsomhetNorwegian

- nudaPolish

- ملالت؛ دلزدگیPersian

- زړه وهونکی ،ملامتPashto

- tédioPortuguese

- plictisealăRomanian

- скука, тоскаRussian

- nudaSlovak

- dolgčasSlovenian

- dosadaSerbian

- ledaSwedish

- ความเบื่อหน่ายThai

- can sıkıntısı, sıkıntıTurkish

- 厭倦,無趣Chinese (Trad.)

- нудьгаUkrainian

- اکتاہٹ ، بوریتUrdu

- nỗi buồn chánVietnamese

- 厌烦,无聊Chinese (Simp.)

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