boredom
gb/bˈɔɹdəm/ us/bˈɔɹdəm/
B1
Engleză
Sensuri
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Substantiv
B1
state
1
the feeling of being bored
The feeling you have when nothing is interesting.
Tipar de utilizare:
[someone]'s boredom; boredom with [something]; boredom at [place/event]
Greșeală frecventă:
Do not confuse the noun boredom with the adjective bored (e.g., 'I am bored').
Sinonime
ennui (More formal and often suggests a tired, world-weary boredom.)
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restlessness (Emphasizes being unable to settle, not just lack of interest.)
Antonime
interest (Engagement and curiosity rather than lack of stimulation.)
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excitement (Strong stimulation and enthusiasm rather than dullness.)
Colocații
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
Teme
emotions
|daily_life
|psychology
Exemple
- Boredom hit halfway through the long meeting.
- He started scrolling on his phone out of boredom.
- The kids complained of boredom during the rainy weekend.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- I feel boredom when I have nothing to do.
- Games can help with boredom.
Substantiv
B2
abstract
2
dullness of a situation
The dull, repetitive feeling of a situation.
Tipar de utilizare:
the boredom of [something]; the boredom in [something]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes use boredom where boring is needed: say 'a boring class' (adjective), not 'a boredom class.'
Sinonime
monotony (Focuses on repetition and lack of variety.)
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tedium (Emphasizes how tiring and draining the dullness feels.)
Antonime
variety (Change and difference that reduce dull repetition.)
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stimulation (Interesting activity or input that keeps attention.)
Colocații
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
Teme
daily_life
|work
|emotions
Exemple
- She hated the boredom of doing the same tasks every day.
- They moved to the city to escape the boredom of rural life.
- The film tries to capture the boredom and heat of summer afternoons.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- He wants to avoid the boredom of routine work.
Substantiv
B2
event
3
a period of being bored
A time when you feel bored.
Tipar de utilizare:
a moment/period/spell of boredom
Greșeală frecventă:
Do not overuse 'a boredom' to mean 'a boring thing'; the usual phrasing is 'a boring thing' or 'something boring.'
Sinonime
lull (Suggests a temporary quiet period, not necessarily unpleasant.)
Antonime
busy spell (A period filled with activity rather than idle time.)
Colocații
a moment of boredom
|a spell of boredom
|a period of boredom
|an afternoon of boredom
|boredom during the holidays
|boredom between classes
Teme
daily_life
|time
|emotions
Exemple
- During a brief spell of boredom, she reorganized her desk.
- He wrote songs to fill the boredom between shifts.
- The app is designed for moments of boredom on the train.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- I read a book in moments of boredom.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
boredom
IPA
GB/bˈɔɹdəm/
US/bˈɔɹdəm/
Silabe și accent
bore - dom (2 silabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (bore)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: boredom
- Plural: boredom
Familie de cuvinte
Core family
Advanced or less common
boringly
adverb
Expresii
boredom buster
1/bˈɔɹdəm bˈʌstɚ/
fixed phrase
informal
something that stops boredom
An activity that keeps you busy and interested.
Exemple
- 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.
boredom sets in
1/bˈɔɹdəm sˈɛts ˈɪn/
fixed phrase
boredom begins to appear
Boredom starts.
Exemple
- 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.
cure boredom
1/kjˈʊɹ bˈɔɹdəm/
fixed phrase
make boredom go away
To stop boredom.
Exemple
- 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.
die of boredom
1/dˈaɪ əv bˈɔɹdəm/
idiom
informal
be extremely bored
To be very, very bored.
Exemple
- 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.
out of boredom
1/ˈaʊt əv bˈɔɹdəm/
fixed phrase
because you are bored
You do it because you are bored.
Exemple
- 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.