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Tedium

/ˈtiː.di.əm/

Boredom or tediousness; ennui.

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noun
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    Boredom or tediousness; ennui.

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ennuinounA gripping listlessness or melancholia caused by boredom; depression.
tediousnessnounThe quality of being tedious; tedium.
boredomnoun(uncountable) The state of being bored.
tiresomenessnounthe state or quality of being tiresome; wearisomeness; tediousness.

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boredomnoun(uncountable) The state of being bored.
ennuinounA gripping listlessness or melancholia caused by boredom; depression.
tiresomenessnounthe state or quality of being tiresome; wearisomeness; tediousness.
tediousnessnounThe quality of being tedious; tedium.
taediumnounAlternative form of tedium. [Boredom or tediousness; ennui.]
tediositynoun(now rare) The quality of being tedious.
borednessnounThe state or condition of being bored; boredom.
boringnessnounThe state or condition of being boring.
deadlinessnounThe quality of being deadly.
dullnessnounThe quality of being uninteresting; boring; humorless or irksome.
boresomenessnounThe state or condition of being boresome; dullness, uninterestingness.
monotonynounTedium as a result of repetition or a lack of variety.
mind-numbingnessnounThe state or quality of being mind-numbing, or a source of boredom.
painfulnessnounThe state or quality of being painful, of causing pain.
samenessnounThe quality of being the same; identity.
boreismnounThe state of being boring.
wearisomenessnounThe quality or state of being wearisome; tiresomeness; tediousness.
idlenessnounThe state of being idle; inactivity.
toilsomenessnounThe quality of being toilsome.
tiringnoun(uncountable) The action of tiring.

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