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te·di·um
(tē′dē-əm)n.
The quality or condition of being tedious; tediousness or boredom.
[Latin taedium, from taedēre, to weary.]
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tedium
(ˈtiːdɪəm)n
the state of being bored or the quality of being boring; monotony
[C17: from Latin taedium, from taedēre to weary]
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te•di•um
(ˈti di əm)n.
the quality or state of being wearisome; tediousness.
[1655–65; < Latin taedium]
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Noun | 1. | tedium - the feeling of being bored by something tedious dissatisfaction - the feeling of being displeased and discontent; "he was never slow to express his dissatisfaction with the service he received" blahs - a general feeling of boredom and dissatisfaction fatigue - (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something; "he was suffering from museum fatigue"; "after watching TV with her husband she had a bad case of football fatigue"; "the American public is experiencing scandal fatigue"; "political fatigue" |
2. | tedium - dullness owing to length or slowness dullness - the quality of lacking interestingness; "the stories were of a dullness to bring a buffalo to its knees" drag - something tedious and boring; "peeling potatoes is a drag" |
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tedium
noun boredom, monotony, dullness, routine, the doldrums, banality, sameness, ennui, drabness, deadness, dreariness, tediousness, lifelessness She felt she would go mad with the tedium of the job.
interest, excitement, stimulation, challenge, fascination, exhilaration, liveliness
interest, excitement, stimulation, challenge, fascination, exhilaration, liveliness
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Translations
ضَجَر، مَلَل
nudaúnavnost
kedsommelighedmonotoni
leiîindi
sıkıcılık
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tedium
n → Lang(e)weile f
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tedious
(ˈtiːdiəs) adjective boring and continuing for a long time. a tedious speech/speaker.
ˈtediously adverbˈtediousness noun
ˈtedium noun
boredom; tediousness. the tedium of a long journey.
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