as in restlessness
the state of being bored
she spent that whole meeting in a state of complete boredom, waiting for lunch
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Recent Examples of boredom
Preventing boredom will also help keep this behavior at bay.
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Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
Interestingly, this connection between boredom and satisfaction wasn’t linked to relationship conflicts or tension, meaning boredom alone can weaken a relationship over time.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Rather than rising up and killing its former masters, Murderbot just goes about performing its security work, relieving the boredom by watching a lot of entertainment media; its favorite is a soap opera called The Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon.
—ArsTechnica, 19 May 2025
Learning to deal with such boredom as kids gave us the opportunity to find escapes in music.
—Billboard Italy, Billboard, 16 May 2025
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Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
Interestingly, this connection between boredom and satisfaction wasn’t linked to relationship conflicts or tension, meaning boredom alone can weaken a relationship over time.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Rather than rising up and killing its former masters, Murderbot just goes about performing its security work, relieving the boredom by watching a lot of entertainment media; its favorite is a soap opera called The Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon.
—ArsTechnica, 19 May 2025
Learning to deal with such boredom as kids gave us the opportunity to find escapes in music.
—Billboard Italy, Billboard, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boredom
melancholy
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This tale of the power of community spirit in difficult times, interwoven with a fine strand of melancholy, is as disarming and subtly engaging as the director’s unshakeable faith in human decency.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
3 June 2025
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The production gives it a lush feel, but it’s haunted by a certain melancholy.—
David Chiu,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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“Boredom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boredom. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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