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View usage for: (tiːdiəm) uncountable nounIf you talk about the tedium of a job, task, or situation, you think it is boring and rather frustrating. She began to wonder whether she wouldn't go mad with the tedium of the job. [+ of] Synonyms: boredom, monotony, dullness, routine More Synonyms of tedium tedium in British English (ˈtiːdɪəm) nounthe state of being bored or the quality of being boring; monotony Word origin C17: from Latin taedium, from taedēre to weary tedium in American English (ˈtidiəm) noun the condition or quality of being tiresome, wearisome, boring, or monotonous; tediousness Word origin L taedium < taedet, it disgusts, offends Examples of 'tedium' in a sentencetedium Definition the state of being bored or the quality of being boring She felt she would go mad with the tedium of the job. Synonyms the doldrums banality sameness drabness deadness dreariness tediousness lifelessness Opposites interest , excitement , stimulation , challenge , fascination , exhilaration , liveliness Additional synonymsSynonyms dullness, gloom, sobriety, monotony, banality, flatness, greyness, dreariness, gloominess, vapidity, tediousness, dinginess, insipidity, colourlessness, cheerlessness the dullness of their routine life Synonyms tediousness, monotony, banality, flatness, dreariness, vapidity, insipidityDefinition boredom and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of activity or excitement She suffered from ennui whenever she was alone. Synonyms boredom, dissatisfaction, tiredness, the doldrums, lethargy, tedium, lassitude, listlessness- technology
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Additional synonymsDefinition wearisome routine A night out may help break the monotony of the week. Synonyms tedium, routine, boredom, dullness, sameness, uniformity, flatness, repetitiveness, tediousness, repetitiousness, colourlessness, tiresomeness Definition the boring repetition of tasks the mundane routine of her life Synonyms grind (informal), tedium, monotony, banality, groove, boredom, chore, the doldrums, dullness, sameness, ennui (literary), drabness, deadness, dreariness, tediousness, lifelessness |