: the state of being weary and restless through lack of interest
the boredom of a long car trip
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Examples of boredom in a Sentence
On days when few customers came to shop, Bob felt overwhelmed by boredom.
the boredom of a long car trip
Recent Examples on the Web
From packable blankets to essential tech items to keep boredom at bay, here is my essential packing list for every road trip.
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Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2024
Rome is the city to escape from stress, boredom and Parisian melancholy.
—Pino Gagliardi, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Apr. 2024
Bottom line: Readers have short attention spans and a low tolerance for boredom.
—Renae Gregoire, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Nudy tells me that his first rap came from boredom in the studio, with a friend who took so long to finish a song that Nudy fell asleep.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2024
Still grounded by weather reports, Stultz was drinking heavily to ease the boredom of waiting, pushing Earhart’s patience to its limits.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2024
But the overall impression was of an artist steeped in tradition trying to avoid boredom.
—Brian Seibert, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
In the teaser, Riley deals with the beginning of high school and onset of new emotions, including anxiety, boredom, jealousy and embarrassment.
—Jillian Pretzel, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024
Anticipating our country’s ever-falling birth rate, the American playwright understood that for a married man and woman to proceed through life without children is often, at best, a sadness and, at worst, an invitation to boredom, emptiness, and resentment.
—Peter Tonguette, National Review, 28 Mar. 2024
Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2024
Rome is the city to escape from stress, boredom and Parisian melancholy.
—Pino Gagliardi, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Apr. 2024
Bottom line: Readers have short attention spans and a low tolerance for boredom.
—Renae Gregoire, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Nudy tells me that his first rap came from boredom in the studio, with a friend who took so long to finish a song that Nudy fell asleep.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2024
Still grounded by weather reports, Stultz was drinking heavily to ease the boredom of waiting, pushing Earhart’s patience to its limits.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2024
But the overall impression was of an artist steeped in tradition trying to avoid boredom.
—Brian Seibert, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
In the teaser, Riley deals with the beginning of high school and onset of new emotions, including anxiety, boredom, jealousy and embarrassment.
—Jillian Pretzel, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024
Anticipating our country’s ever-falling birth rate, the American playwright understood that for a married man and woman to proceed through life without children is often, at best, a sadness and, at worst, an invitation to boredom, emptiness, and resentment.
—Peter Tonguette, National Review, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Boredom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boredom. Accessed 26 Apr. 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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