boredom
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The meaning (definition) of the word boredom
the feeling when nothing seems fun
The word boredom used in a sentence
“Boredom came over me on the long rainy day.”
Words that mean the opposite of boredom (antonyms)
excitement
How the word boredom is said around the world
| French | ennui (ahn-NWEE) |
| Spanish | aburrimiento (ah-boo-rrree-MYEN-toh) |
| Mandarin | 无聊 (woo lyow) |
| Hindi | बोरियत (boh-REE-yut) |
| Arabic | المَلَلُ (al-MA-la-lu) |
| Russian | скука (SKOO-kah) |
| Portuguese (EU) | tédio (TEH-dee-oo) |
| Portuguese (BR) | tédio (TEH-joo) |
| Japanese | たいくつ (tie-KOOT-soo) |
| German | Langeweile (LANG-uh-vy-luh) |
| Urdu | بوریت (BOH-ree-yat) |
| Punjabi | ਬੋਰੀਅਤ (boh-ree-UT) |
| Korean | 지루함 (jee-ROO-hahm) |
| Hebrew | שִׁעֲמוּם (shi-a-MOOM) |
| Greek | βαρεμάρα (vah-reh-MAH-rah) |
| Dutch | verveling (fur-VAY-ling) |
| Tagalog | pagkabagot (pahg-kah-BAH-got) |
| Vietnamese | sự buồn chán (suh boon CHAHN) |
| Turkish | can sıkıntısı (jahn suh-kuhn-TUH-suh) |
| Persian | بیحوصلگی (bee ho-se-le-GEE) |
| Polish | nuda (NOO-dah) |
| Ukrainian | нудьга (nood-HAH) |
| Bengali | একঘেয়েমি (ek-GHAY-ay-mee) |
| Swedish | tristess (tri-STESS) |
| Italian | noia (NOY-ah) |
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