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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Pete Sampson, New York Times, 11 July 2025
One of the lenses through which tech leaders view their plans for success should be balancing talent and tedium.
—Agur Jõgi, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
The energy of dance, the rhythmic movements, and the respite from the noise and tedium of life, feed my soul.
—Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
While many of the works, especially the drawings, have never appeared in Matisse shows, organizers initially worried that an exhibition focusing on the artist’s portraits of one person would veer into tedium.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 June 2025
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 8 Aug. 2025.
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