: the state of being weary and restless through lack of interest
the boredom of a long car trip
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
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In his discussion of why humans find boredom so challenging, Martin Heidegger described this as a difficulty to be in the present, an anxious need to make the time pass, to forget our situation and move away from the present.
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Maria Balaska, Time, 20 Dec. 2025
Psychologists have found that the experience of boredom can lead to discovering new goals and trying new activities.
—Margaret Murray, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025
For longer periods? Know how to handle fear, loneliness or boredom?
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 18 Dec. 2025
After describing the preparations for the attack, when boredom was soldiers’ main complaint, Hastings puts the day’s fighting under a microscope.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
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Maria Balaska, Time, 20 Dec. 2025
Psychologists have found that the experience of boredom can lead to discovering new goals and trying new activities.
—Margaret Murray, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025
For longer periods? Know how to handle fear, loneliness or boredom?
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 18 Dec. 2025
After describing the preparations for the attack, when boredom was soldiers’ main complaint, Hastings puts the day’s fighting under a microscope.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for boredom
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“Boredom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boredom. Accessed 26 Dec. 2025.
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boredom
noun
bore·dom
ˈbō(ə)rd-əm 
ˈbȯ(ə)rd-
: the state of being bored
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