tedium

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tedium

The student feels the tedium of copying the long text.

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.
tedium

The student feels the tedium of copying the long text.

Noun
  1. dullness owing to length or slowness
  2. the feeling of being bored by something tedious

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