Meaning

3 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)The state of being bored.

    Langeweile

    ску́каskúka

    нудьга́nudʹhá, ску́каskúka, нуда́nudá

    the feeling of being bored by something tedious

  2. (countable, usually)An instance or period of being bored; a bored state.

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  3. (obsolete, rare, uncountable, usually)The state of being a bore.

Examples

63 sentences
  1. Tom isn't able to easily distinguish between boredom and hunger.

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  2. Boredom is a huge problem.

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  3. Autistic children don't know what boredom is.

    Діти з аутизмом не знають, що таке нудьга.

    deAutistische Kinder wissen nicht, was Langeweile ist.

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  4. Out of boredom, Tom started building a well out of matches.

    Знічев'я Том розпочав будувати колодязь із сірників.

    ruОт нечего делать Том стал строить колодец из спичек.

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  5. I am no match for boredom.

    ruСкука одолевает меня.

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Translations

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Origin

From bore + -dom.

From bore + -dom.

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Forms

plural: boredoms
Singularboredom
Pluralboredoms

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
state of being bored:tediumC1ennuidullsville
Close in meaning
  • the feeling of being bored by something tedious:ennuitedium

Word family

8 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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