verb/noun · informal
bore
/bɔːr/
Band 6-7speakingtask2
Verb meaning to make someone uninterested; the -dom noun 'boredom' denotes the state of being bored
Examples
“Long lectures can bore students if they're not engaging.”
“I felt a sense of boredom during the lecture and checked my phone.”
“In Part 2, you might have to describe an activity that helped you overcome boredom.”
Band 8 sentence
“The persistent boredom of his routine eventually prompted him to change careers.”
Collocations
- suffer from boredom
- a cure for boredom
Word family
bore (v) verbboring (adj) adjectiveboredom (n) noun
Common mistakes
boredom → dùng 'boring' thay cho 'boredom' như 'I feel boring'→I feel bored
Say it for a higher band
5boring→6tedious→7+boredom
Synonyms
tedium
Easily confused
tedium
“The tedium of commuting every day affected her mood.”
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In -dom
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