boredom

Example Sentences

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"If you can name what they are feeling, like frustration or boredom, it will reduce the intensity by 50%," she says.

From BBC

His immortal creatures are dull, repetitive, empty; they express the ancient Greeks’ idea that the immortal gods suffer from terminal boredom.

From The Wall Street Journal

Professional musician Anthony Pratt came up with the idea to stave off the boredom of the blackouts during World War Two in Birmingham, with his wife Elva designing the now iconic board.

From BBC

“Close my eyes! Very well. I will humor you, but only out of boredom.”

From Literature

It was a situation that led to one of the greatest challenges of long-term Arctic searching—boredom.

From Literature