boredom
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One experiment found people had warmer, more engaged interactions with robots that made social flubs, including “judgmental mistakes, wrong assumptions, expressing tiredness or boredom, or getting overexcited.”
From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026
Other people might call it complacency or boredom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Mr. Trump seems to have a real fear of boredom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Powell puts the behaviour down to young people "wanting connection, social media, boredom, lack of resources and an age-old game of kids acting-up".
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
On the other hand, there was a certain safety in the unrelenting boredom of each day.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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