tedium

CEFRC1

/ˈtiː.di.əm/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The feeling of being bored by something repetitive.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Boredom or tediousness; ennui.

Examples

  • I found myself reaching for my phone to alleviate the tedium of being lectured at.

  • Your language sounds tedious. Your brains are full of tedium.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • Nothing actual ever suits pure expectation and such purity of expectation is a great source of tedium.

  • Yet active life was the genuine soil for his virtues; and he sometimes suffered tedium from the monotonous succession of events in our retirement.

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Origin

noun

From Latin taedium, from taedēre (“to weary”).