boredom

During the pandemic, she took long walks and picked up litter to ease her boredom.

Others say calls to the phone are made out of sheer boredom.

"Marital bliss and domestic boredom tend to make less interesting rock songs than looking for love," agrees journalist and author Hadley Freeman, speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

A poster for BrewDog has been banned by the advertising watchdog for implying that alcohol can beat boredom, loneliness or frustration.

“Good Morning America” argued that such boredom can be beneficial for this generation of overscheduled kids.