1
: the quality or state of being tedious : tediousness
also
: boredom
2
: a tedious period of time
Examples of tedium in a Sentence
The movie was three hours of tedium.
I took a day off to relieve the tedium of work.
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The tedium of dealing with, say, health insurance or car registration can be maddening.
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Jaron Lanier, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
Gopnik recounts numerous spats between Barnes and his sometimes friends, entertaining episodes that leave the reader feeling a sense of tedium with a man who seems to work constantly against his own best interests.
—Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 12 Mar. 2025
And tedium leads to boredom which can lead to distraction which can lead to accidents.
—Brooke Crothers, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Gray walls, harsh lighting, stiff hierarchies, mystifying rules, endless reams of paper: the tedium and repressiveness of bureaucratic work is proverbial.
—Charlie Tyson, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025
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Jaron Lanier, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
Gopnik recounts numerous spats between Barnes and his sometimes friends, entertaining episodes that leave the reader feeling a sense of tedium with a man who seems to work constantly against his own best interests.
—Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 12 Mar. 2025
And tedium leads to boredom which can lead to distraction which can lead to accidents.
—Brooke Crothers, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Gray walls, harsh lighting, stiff hierarchies, mystifying rules, endless reams of paper: the tedium and repressiveness of bureaucratic work is proverbial.
—Charlie Tyson, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tedium
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“Tedium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tedium. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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