Tedium Meaning
/ˈtiː.di.əm/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounBoredom or tediousness; ennui.
Sentence 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.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ of the long flight made him feel very sleepy.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He found several ways to relieve the ____ of the long and quiet journey by listening to his favorite music today.
Word Origin & History
From Latin taedium, from taedēre (“to weary”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Yet active life was the genuine soil for his virtues; and he sometimes suffered tedium from the monotonous succession of events in our retirement."
— 1826, [Mary Shelley], chapter VIII, in The Last Man. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC:
"Nothing actual ever suits pure expectation and such purity of expectation is a great source of tedium."
— 1976 September, Saul Bellow, Humboldt’s Gift, New York, N.Y.: Avon Books, →ISBN, page 192:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ of the long flight made him feel very sleepy.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He found several ways to relieve the ____ of the long and quiet journey by listening to his favorite music today.