boredom

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He was only conscious of an intense boredom, and to-night the boredom was accentuated, because of the weather.

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  1. noun The condition of being bored; ennui.

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  • The queen looked physically uncomfortable and her boredom was apparent even through the polite smile fixed upon her face. —  THE WIDOW’S KISS
  • Whether that's due to stupidity, greed (oooh - I might get something for nothing), boredom, accident or simply curiosity (hmm, I've never replied to SPAM before, I wonder what happens). —  doggdot.us
  • First you will experience boredom, then comes an internal psychic violence and anger, much like the experience of zazen, or sitting meditation, as the layers of your mind conditioning peel away. —  How to Save the World
  • They are just the balanced and fair things to help you take off the chain and ball of boredom, and reduce the tuck and nip of your mundane world.
  • There's a difference between boredom, and the self-indulgent need to constantly tell people what you're doing, regardless of how mundane it may be. —  Pajiba
 

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/ˈboʊrdəm/
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