tedium
/'ti:djəsnis/ Cách viết khác : (tedium) /'ti:djəm/
Definition
Noun: 1. The state or quality of being wearisome, monotonous, or boring: Tedium refers to the feeling of boredom and mental fatigue caused by something that is too long, slow, repetitive, or lacking in interest. 2. A tedious or boring period, task, or situation: It can also refer to the specific thing or experience that causes such a feeling of boredom.
Usage
Tedium is an uncountable noun. It describes a state of mind (feeling bored) or a characteristic of an activity (being boring). It is often used with verbs like experience, relieve, break, or escape.
Examples
- The tedium of the long car journey was broken only by occasional stops.
- She found the data-entry job to be a soul-crushing tedium.
- To relieve the tedium of waiting, he played games on his phone.
- The tedium of routine can sometimes be comforting, but often it is stifling.
Advanced Usage
- "The sheer tedium of...": This phrase emphasizes how extremely boring something is.
- I couldn't bear the sheer tedium of listening to that lecture again.
- "A sense of tedium": A common collocation describing the feeling.
- A deep sense of tedium settled over the office on Friday afternoons.
Variants and Related Words
- Tedious (adjective): Describing something that is boring, monotonous, and too long.
- The work was slow and tedious.
- Tediously (adverb): In a tedious manner.
- The meeting dragged on tediously for hours.
Synonyms
- Monotony: A lack of variety and interest; tedious repetition.
- Boredom: The state of feeling bored.
- Dullness: The quality of being lacking in interest or excitement.
- Drudgery: Hard, menial, or dull work.
- Ennui (literary): A feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement.
Antonyms
- Excitement
- Stimulation
- Variety
- Interest
Idioms and Phrases
- To break the tedium: To do something to relieve boredom.
- We went for a walk to break the tedium of the afternoon.
- Mind-numbing tedium: An extreme level of boredom that seems to stop one's ability to think.
- Filling out these forms is an exercise in mind-numbing tedium.
Noun
-
dullness owing to length or slowness
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the feeling of being bored by something tedious
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