bored

Meanings

• Adjective

  Feeling weary and lacking interest; feeling bored.

• Verb

  Cause (someone) to feel bored; make (something) dull and uninteresting.

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with bored
snored , moored , doored , snores , cores

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Variants

List of all variants of bored that leads to same result
bored , bore , bores , boring

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Etymology

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Originally meaning ‘wearied’, from Old English boran, borian, from bor ‘weariness’.

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Trivia

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1. Did you know that in the Middle Ages, people would pay to be entertained by jesters and minstrels to avoid boredom?

2. The longest recorded yawn was by a man named Frank Bostic, who yawned for 45 minutes straight!

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Related Concepts

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1. Ennui: A feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction with life.

2. Tedium: The quality of being tedious or monotonous.

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Culture

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In literature, 'boredom' is often explored as a theme in works such as 'Boredom: And Other Essays' by Vladimir Nabokov and 'The Death of Ivan Ilyich' by Leo Tolstoy.

How to Memorize "bored"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person yawning and looking at their watch, feeling restless and uninterested in their surroundings.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'bored' with activities that are uninteresting or tedious, such as watching paint dry or listening to a long lecture.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the phrase 'B-O-R-E-D: Bring On Relentless Entertaining Diversions' to help remember the meaning of the word.

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