as in tedium
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Noun
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The tedium of day-to-day, real-life differences started to take some of the passion out of their relationship, with Elliot asking Kat to tidy up her clothes and showing more concern for the drenched wood floors than Kat’s big time-travel news.—
Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
27 Jan. 2025 -
Everyone remembers the tedium of its Mako missions, and its morality system was still nascent in complexity.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
Noun
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But Below Deck Down Under has been stuck in a bad cycle all season, where a problem will emerge, escalate, and repeat itself to the point of boredom.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
13 May 2025
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Other times, procrastination stems from an emotional source—boredom, overwhelm, anxiety, dread, and so on.—
Kevin Kruse,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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And my too evident ennui and lack of lust for life on this cold and still dark early morning.—
New York Times Games,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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Economists also worry about signs of flagging consumer confidence, because ennui can prompt consumers to stop spending.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Tediousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tediousness. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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