as in boredom
the state of being bored
the tedium of spending a rainy afternoon trapped inside the house
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Recent Examples of tedium
The tedium of dealing with, say, health insurance or car registration can be maddening.
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Jaron Lanier, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
Gopnik recounts numerous spats between Barnes and his sometimes friends, entertaining episodes that leave the reader feeling a sense of tedium with a man who seems to work constantly against his own best interests.
—Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 12 Mar. 2025
And tedium leads to boredom which can lead to distraction which can lead to accidents.
—Brooke Crothers, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Gray walls, harsh lighting, stiff hierarchies, mystifying rules, endless reams of paper: the tedium and repressiveness of bureaucratic work is proverbial.
—Charlie Tyson, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025
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Jaron Lanier, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
Gopnik recounts numerous spats between Barnes and his sometimes friends, entertaining episodes that leave the reader feeling a sense of tedium with a man who seems to work constantly against his own best interests.
—Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 12 Mar. 2025
And tedium leads to boredom which can lead to distraction which can lead to accidents.
—Brooke Crothers, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Gray walls, harsh lighting, stiff hierarchies, mystifying rules, endless reams of paper: the tedium and repressiveness of bureaucratic work is proverbial.
—Charlie Tyson, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tedium
boredom
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Over time, chronic stress can lead to social isolation, boredom, and lack of physical activity, which negatively impacts both the emotional and physical health of shelter animals.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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The border was so quiet that National Guardsmen were reportedly struggling with boredom.—
Stephania Taladrid,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Tedium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tedium. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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