Synonyms for boredom
ˈbɔr dəm, ˈboʊr-bore·dom

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1. boredom, ennui, tediumnoun

   the feeling of being bored by something tedious

   Synonyms:
   tiresomeness, tedium, tediousness, ennui

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1. • Dissatisfaction

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1. List of paraphrases for "boredom":

   boring, trouble, bored, snag, bore

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1. Abraham Myerson:

   Society expects man to be a passive social animal who believes like the People of the Field in "Jurgen" that "to do what you always have done" and "what is expected of you" are the twin rules of life. This, is course, is not true. The wanton crucifixion of impulses, the unnecessary blocking and frustration of the drives and urges, are an evil that reflects itself in sophistication, ennui and boredom, dissatisfaction, melancholy, fatigue, anxiety and neurosis.

2. Adam Borland:

   We underestimate the effects of boredom. And given news outlets and social( media) and having so much info at our fingertips, it's easy to go down that rabbit hole.

3. Gustave Flaubert:

   A child of my own! Oh, no, no, no! Let my flesh perish with me, and let me not transmit to anyone the boredom and ignominiousness of life.

4. Erin Westgate:

   I think the problem before lockdown was that we just didn't have enough( boredom), the problem now might be too much -- but we can use that boredom to come up with creative solutions.

5. Iggy Pop:

   They say that death kills you, But death doesn't kill you. Boredom and indifference kill you.