boredom
gb/bˈɔɹdəm/ us/bˈɔɹdəm/
B1
אנגלית
unalom, egyhangúság, unalmas időszak
שם עצם
B1
1
unalom
A2
תבנית שימוש:
[someone]'s boredom; boredom with [something]; boredom at [place/event]
Boredom hit halfway through the long meeting.
A hosszú megbeszélés felénél rátört az unalom.
He started scrolling on his phone out of boredom.
Unalmában elkezdett görgetni a telefonján.
The kids complained of boredom during the rainy weekend.
דוגמאות ללומדים
I feel boredom when I have nothing to do.
Rám tör az unalom, amikor nincs mit csinálnom.
Games can help with boredom.
A játékok segíthetnek elűzni az unalmat.
טעות נפוצה:
Do not confuse the noun boredom with the adjective bored (e.g., 'I am bored').
משמעות
the feeling of being bored
צירופים
feel boredom
|a sense of boredom
|deep boredom
|sheer boredom
|chronic boredom
|escape boredom
|relieve boredom
|combat boredom
|boredom and frustration
|boredom with the routine
מילים נרדפות
ennui (More formal and often suggests a tired, world-weary boredom.)
|
restlessness (Emphasizes being unable to settle, not just lack of interest.)
הפכים
interest (Engagement and curiosity rather than lack of stimulation.)
|
excitement (Strong stimulation and enthusiasm rather than dullness.)
נושאים
emotions
|daily_life
|psychology
הגדרה
The feeling you have when nothing is interesting.
The unpleasant feeling of having nothing interesting to do, or of not being interested in what is happening.
שם עצם
B2
2
egyhangúság
B2
תבנית שימוש:
the boredom of [something]; the boredom in [something]
She hated the boredom of doing the same tasks every day.
Utálta az egyhangúságot, hogy minden nap ugyanazokat a feladatokat kell végeznie.
They moved to the city to escape the boredom of rural life.
A városba költöztek, hogy megszabaduljanak a vidéki élet egyhangúságától.
The film tries to capture the boredom and heat of summer afternoons.
דוגמאות ללומדים
He wants to avoid the boredom of routine work.
El akarja kerülni a rutinmunka egyhangúságát.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes use boredom where boring is needed: say 'a boring class' (adjective), not 'a boredom class.'
משמעות
dullness of a situation
צירופים
the boredom of office life
|the boredom of the commute
|the boredom of routine
|everyday boredom
|endless boredom
|stifling boredom
|urban boredom
|small-town boredom
מילים נרדפות
monotony (Focuses on repetition and lack of variety.)
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tedium (Emphasizes how tiring and draining the dullness feels.)
הפכים
variety (Change and difference that reduce dull repetition.)
|
stimulation (Interesting activity or input that keeps attention.)
נושאים
daily_life
|work
|emotions
הגדרה
The dull, repetitive feeling of a situation.
The quality of being dull and repetitive, especially in a place, activity, or way of life.
שם עצם
B2
3
תבנית שימוש:
a moment/period/spell of boredom
During a brief spell of boredom, she reorganized her desk.
Egy rövid unalmas időszak alatt átrendezte az íróasztalát.
He wrote songs to fill the boredom between shifts.
Dalokat írt, hogy kitöltse a műszakok közötti unalmas időszakokat.
The app is designed for moments of boredom on the train.
דוגמאות ללומדים
I read a book in moments of boredom.
Az unalmas pillanatokban könyvet olvasok.
טעות נפוצה:
Do not overuse 'a boredom' to mean 'a boring thing'; the usual phrasing is 'a boring thing' or 'something boring.'
משמעות
a period of being bored
צירופים
a moment of boredom
|a spell of boredom
|a period of boredom
|an afternoon of boredom
|boredom during the holidays
|boredom between classes
מילים נרדפות
lull (Suggests a temporary quiet period, not necessarily unpleasant.)
הפכים
busy spell (A period filled with activity rather than idle time.)
נושאים
daily_life
|time
|emotions
הגדרה
A time when you feel bored.
A time when someone is bored and has nothing engaging to do.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
boredom
IPA
GB/bˈɔɹdəm/
US/bˈɔɹdəm/
הברות והטעמה
bore - dom (2 הברות)
Stress on 1st syllable (bore)
צורות המילה
Noun
- Base: boredom
- Plural: boredom
משפחת מילים
Core family
Advanced or less common
boringly
adverb
ביטויים
boredom buster
1/bˈɔɹdəm bˈʌstɚ/
fixed phrase
informal
something that stops boredom
An activity that keeps you busy and interested.
דוגמאות
- Podcasts are my favorite boredom buster on long drives.
- The teacher brought in a few quick boredom busters for the last ten minutes of class.
- Keep a deck of cards as a boredom buster when traveling.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- This game is a boredom buster.
boredom sets in
1/bˈɔɹdəm sˈɛts ˈɪn/
fixed phrase
boredom begins to appear
Boredom starts.
דוגמאות
- After the first few lessons, boredom set in.
- Boredom quickly set in when the game became too easy.
- Without new challenges, boredom can set in at work.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- Boredom set in after an hour.
cure boredom
1/kjˈʊɹ bˈɔɹdəm/
fixed phrase
make boredom go away
To stop boredom.
דוגמאות
- A quick walk can cure boredom and clear your head.
- The site offers simple projects to cure boredom on rainy days.
- She tried to cure her boredom by learning basic Italian.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- I play music to cure boredom.
die of boredom
1/dˈaɪ əv bˈɔɹdəm/
idiom
informal
be extremely bored
To be very, very bored.
דוגמאות
- I’ll die of boredom if this talk goes on any longer.
- We were dying of boredom on the long bus ride.
- Left alone at the party, she said she was dying of boredom.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- I am dying of boredom at home.
out of boredom
1/ˈaʊt əv bˈɔɹdəm/
fixed phrase
because you are bored
You do it because you are bored.
דוגמאות
- I started cleaning out of boredom.
- He kept refreshing the page out of boredom, not because he expected news.
- Out of boredom, they wandered into a museum.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- I ate snacks out of boredom.