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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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2026
Part of the tedium should’ve been anticipated.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026
Don’t let tedium drain your energy!
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2026
What would be lost in the red-white-and-blue tedium gives Venezuela an instantly identifiable characteristic.
—Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
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 16 May. 2026.
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