noun · neutral
boredom
UK/ˈbɔːdəm/US/ˈbɔrdəm/BORE·dom
Band 5-6speakingtask2
the state of feeling bored; lack of interest and excitement
Examples
“He turned on the TV out of boredom.”
“Boredom at work can reduce productivity.”
“During the long trip, she relieved her boredom by reading a book.”
Band 8 sentence
“One problem in modern offices is that repetitive tasks produce sustained boredom, which undermines employees' motivation.”
Collocations
- out of boredom
- alleviate boredom
- boredom can lead to
Word family
bore verb/nounboring adjbored adjboredom noun
Common mistakes
I am boring.→I am bored.
I feel boredom about my job.→I feel bored with my job.
Say it for a higher band
5boring→6bored→7+boredom
Synonyms
tedium
monotony
Easily confused
tedium
“The tedium of the lecture made many students drift off.”
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