boredom

noun (boredom — uncountable)

«boredom» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

The feeling of being bored, when you have nothing interesting to do or are not interested in what you are doing. tree →

In the lessons

In feelings lessons, boredom is a normal feeling; it can make us creative, like inventing games or drawing. In stories, a bored character often goes looking for adventure or trouble. Phrases: out of boredom, die of boredom, beat boredom, boredom buster.

Examples

I read a book to beat the boredom. tree →
On long car trips, boredom sets in. tree →
He doodled out of boredom. tree →
Boredom can spark great ideas. tree →
The cat chewed the rug from boredom. tree →
We made a list of boredom busters for rainy days. tree →

Note

Uncountable: "boredom", not "a boredom". It comes from "bored" + "-dom". Do not confuse "bored" (feeling no interest) with "boring" (causing that feeling): "I am bored because the film is boring."

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «boredom» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«boredom» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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