tedium

Definition

Boredom or tediousness; ennui.

Etymology

From Latin taedium, from taedēre (“to weary”).

Example Sentences

• "Yet active life was the genuine soil for his virtues; and he sometimes suffered tedium from the monotonous succession of events in our retirement."
• "Nothing actual ever suits pure expectation and such purity of expectation is a great source of tedium."

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