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
Jokes aside, the data indicates kids are experiencing high rates of boredom across age groups.
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Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 13 Feb. 2025
The film, starring Kirsten Dunst, Keanu Reeves, Daniel Brühl, Nicholas Braun and Samantha Morton, follows passengers on a long-haul flight forced to confront the horror of boredom when the entertainment system fails.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Feb. 2025
Dogs often chase their tails out of boredom or to seek attention from their owners.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
For the students, the evacuations at first carry an air of palpable panic, even a perverse frisson of adventure, though with frequent repetition, mortal danger gets blunted into exasperated boredom.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
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Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 13 Feb. 2025
The film, starring Kirsten Dunst, Keanu Reeves, Daniel Brühl, Nicholas Braun and Samantha Morton, follows passengers on a long-haul flight forced to confront the horror of boredom when the entertainment system fails.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Feb. 2025
Dogs often chase their tails out of boredom or to seek attention from their owners.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
For the students, the evacuations at first carry an air of palpable panic, even a perverse frisson of adventure, though with frequent repetition, mortal danger gets blunted into exasperated boredom.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for boredom
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“Boredom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boredom. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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