Bore

usgb/bɔːr/
verb

To make someone feel uninterested.

I hope I'm not boring you with my stories.
Visual representation of "bore" - to make someone feel uninterested

Often appears as...

  • bore someone to death
  • bore someone with
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Visual representation of "bore"
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Subject Reaction

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

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His lecture bored the audience, and some left early.
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Often Exaggerated

'Bore to death' is an exaggerated phrase not meant to be taken literally, but to emphasize great boredom.

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Her endless talking could bore me to death.
Visual representation of the word "Bore"

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