Entry Word: boredom

Function: noun

Meaning: the state of being bored <she spends that whole class in a state of complete boredom, waiting for lunch>

Synonyms doldrums, ennui, listlessness, restlessness, tedium, tiredness, weariness

Related Words cheerlessness, dispiritedness, joylessness, melancholy; languor, lassitude, lethargy, lifelessness, torpor; dullness (also dulness), monotonousness, monotony, sameness; apathy, indifference, unconcern

Near Antonyms beguilement, bewitchment, captivation, enchantment, fascination; absorption, engagement, engrossment, immersion, involvement; animation, enlivenment, excitement, invigoration, stimulation; amusement, entertainment