boredom
noun [U] /ˈbɔː.dəm/
/ˈbɔːr-/ Definition
› the state of being bored: They started quarrelling out of sheer boredom.Boredom, tedium and boring things
(Definition of boredom noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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