: the state of being weary and restless through lack of interest
the boredom of a long car trip
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On days when few customers came to shop, Bob felt overwhelmed by boredom.
the boredom of a long car trip
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But always with a very specific purpose that is never about the kind of anxiety of boredom.
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Adam B. Vary, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024
The fear of audience boredom certainly animated Coïc-Gallas to keep finding ways to shift our, and the cat’s, perspective of moving through the world and employ sound with incredible specificity.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 29 Nov. 2024
One in four Americans go through bouts of boredom with their routines, according to a recent Talker survey of 2,000 U.S. residents.
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These characters use each other like pieces on a chessboard, half out of a desire for base revenge and half out of sheer boredom.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
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Adam B. Vary, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024
The fear of audience boredom certainly animated Coïc-Gallas to keep finding ways to shift our, and the cat’s, perspective of moving through the world and employ sound with incredible specificity.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 29 Nov. 2024
One in four Americans go through bouts of boredom with their routines, according to a recent Talker survey of 2,000 U.S. residents.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 20 Nov. 2024
These characters use each other like pieces on a chessboard, half out of a desire for base revenge and half out of sheer boredom.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Boredom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boredom. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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boredom
noun
bore·dom
ˈbō(ə)rd-əm 
ˈbȯ(ə)rd-
: the state of being bored
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