Tedium
noun
The feeling of being bored by something that is not interesting or fun.
The tedium of a long car journey can be unbearable.
Often appears as...
- break the tedium
- endless tedium
noun
The feeling of being bored by something that is not interesting or fun.
The tedium of a long car journey can be unbearable.
Often appears as...
- break the tedium
- endless tedium
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Often Negative
Tedium carries a negative feeling and suggests a lack of excitement.
The lecture's tedium was evident on all the yawning faces.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Temporary
Tedium often implies a prolonged experience, not just a brief moment of boredom.
She felt a deep tedium while copying data all day.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotionally Draining
Tedium can be emotionally draining and exhausting over time.
Hours of silence filled the room, the tedium taking its toll.
Compare with
banalityboredomdullennuihumdrummonotonysameweariness
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Safari Live - Day 11 PIPE...
tambour tedium area towards the dam itself and typical elephant at this time of the afternoon is still feeding I don't know if they've been to the water already maybe Connor will know if they came from the water side it doesn't look like they're quite water around their legs or on their ears we'll find when
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 11 PIPE...
tambour tedium area towards the dam itself and typical elephant at this time of the afternoon is still feeding I don't know if they've been to the water already maybe Connor will know if they came from the water side it doesn't look like they're quite water around their legs or on their ears we'll find when
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Quote examples
Paul Theroux
American Novelist
Because of my capacity for listening to strangers' tales, or the details of their lives, my patience with their food and their crotchets, my curiosity that borders on nosiness, I am told that anyone traveling with me experiences an unbelievable tedium, and this is why I choose to travel alone.
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Dorothy L. Sayers
British Author
The people who hanged Christ never, to do them justice, accused him of being a bore - on the contrary, they thought him too dynamic to be safe. It has been left for later generations to muffle up that shattering personality and surround him with an atmosphere of tedium.
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Christopher Meloni
American Actor
The reason why I hate working in theatre is the tedium of memorisation. But once that is done, then you feast on this never-ending meal. If you play it correctly, every night is fraught with very high stakes that are very difficult to find in everyday life.
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George Combe
American Educator
The same practice was continued every evening through the whole course, and with the same success. Many individuals expressed their gratification at having discovered such simple means of relieving the tedium of a long discourse.
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Gayle Forman
American Author
I love being a mom. But there's a certain kind of tedium to your life when your kid is young. Writing allows you to wander when your kid is napping in a crib ten feet away. So that's the great joy of writing fiction for me.
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Max Boot
American Author
I yearn for intellectual sustenance on vacation but want, of course, to avoid tedium or boredom. I want to read something that will entertain me but also help me appreciate what I am seeing.
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John Petrucci
American Musician
Don't get stuck in a rut. If you started yesterday's practice playing arpeggios, start today's with scales. Also, try to make a song out of what you're practicing to help break the tedium.
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Philip Guedalla
English Historian
Biography is a very definite region bounded on the north by history, on the south by fiction, on the east by obituary, and on the west by tedium.
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Erik Larson
American Author
Since I loathe the tedium of gym workouts, I take breaks for tennis with my eclectic group of tennis pals.
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Billy Corgan
American Musician
These days you're not just competing with the tedium, you're competing with the cellphone.
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Paul Theroux
American Novelist
Because of my capacity for listening to strangers' tales, or the details of their lives, my patience with their food and their crotchets, my curiosity that borders on nosiness, I am told that anyone traveling with me experiences an unbelievable tedium, and this is why I choose to travel alone.
Quote examples
Dorothy L. Sayers
British Author
The people who hanged Christ never, to do them justice, accused him of being a bore - on the contrary, they thought him too dynamic to be safe. It has been left for later generations to muffle up that shattering personality and surround him with an atmosphere of tedium.
Quote examples
Christopher Meloni
American Actor
The reason why I hate working in theatre is the tedium of memorisation. But once that is done, then you feast on this never-ending meal. If you play it correctly, every night is fraught with very high stakes that are very difficult to find in everyday life.
Quote examples
George Combe
American Educator
The same practice was continued every evening through the whole course, and with the same success. Many individuals expressed their gratification at having discovered such simple means of relieving the tedium of a long discourse.
Quote examples
Gayle Forman
American Author
I love being a mom. But there's a certain kind of tedium to your life when your kid is young. Writing allows you to wander when your kid is napping in a crib ten feet away. So that's the great joy of writing fiction for me.
Quote examples
Max Boot
American Author
I yearn for intellectual sustenance on vacation but want, of course, to avoid tedium or boredom. I want to read something that will entertain me but also help me appreciate what I am seeing.
Quote examples
John Petrucci
American Musician
Don't get stuck in a rut. If you started yesterday's practice playing arpeggios, start today's with scales. Also, try to make a song out of what you're practicing to help break the tedium.
Quote examples
Philip Guedalla
English Historian
Biography is a very definite region bounded on the north by history, on the south by fiction, on the east by obituary, and on the west by tedium.
Quote examples
Erik Larson
American Author
Since I loathe the tedium of gym workouts, I take breaks for tennis with my eclectic group of tennis pals.
Quote examples
Billy Corgan
American Musician
These days you're not just competing with the tedium, you're competing with the cellphone.
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