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boredom

1 of 1noun
/ˈbɔrdəm/
1

the feeling of being uninterested or restless because things are dull or repetitive

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  • After sitting in the waiting room for hours, he couldn’t shake the feeling of boredom.
  • She tried to fight off boredom by reading a book, but nothing seemed to capture her attention.
  • The long lecture filled him with boredom, and he struggled to stay awake.
  • Boredom quickly set in when the movie turned out to be much slower than expected.
  • During the rainy weekend, the children complained of boredom as they ran out of things to do.
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