boredom
noun/ˈbɔːdəm/
/ˈbɔːrdəm/
[uncountable]- the state of feeling bored; the fact of being very boring
- I started to eat too much out of sheer boredom.
- Television helps to relieve the boredom of the long winter evenings.
- I noticed her short attention span and low boredom threshold (= she got bored very quickly).
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsb2- Listening to a podcast can relieve the boredom of running.
- I'd die of boredom if I lived in the country.
- Sorting mail is not a job for people with a low boredom threshold.
- Unemployment can drive you mad with boredom.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- pure
- sheer
- utter
- …
- prevent
- alleviate
- avoid
- …
- a low boredom threshold
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