
Bore
Subject Reaction
Use 'bore' to describe causing disinterest in listeners, often making them want to leave or do something else.

His lecture bored the audience, and some left early.
Often Exaggerated
'Bore to death' is an exaggerated phrase not meant to be taken literally, but to emphasize great boredom.

Her endless talking could bore me to death.
Compare with
DrudgeryDullFatigueLassitudeMonotonyProlixityTediumWeariness
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