boredom[noun]Synonyms: tedium, apathy, ennui, flatness, monotony, sameness, tediousness, weariness, world-weariness
Contrasted words: amusement, diversion, entertainment, excitement, fascination, engrossment, enthrallment
Related Words: fatigue,
weariness,
disgust,
distaste [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
bore‧dom /ˈbɔːdəm $ ˈbɔːr-/
noun [uncountable] [
Word Family: noun:
bore,
boredom;
adjective:
bored,
boring;
verb: bore;
adverb: boringly]
the feeling you have when you are bored, or the quality of being boring:
a game to relieve the boredom of a long journey
the sheer boredom of being in jailboredom with
his boredom with life in a small town [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲