C1
bored vs boredom vs tedium
The difference
| Word | Meaning | Goes with | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| boredadjective/bɔːrd/ | Meaning feeling tired and unhappy because something is not interesting | Goes with — | Example The children got bored after an hour in the car. |
| boredomnoun/ˈbɔːr.dəm/ | Meaning the feeling of being tired and unhappy because you have nothing interesting to do | Goes with out of boredom | Example She ate snacks out of boredom while waiting for the train. |
| tediumnoun/ˈtiː.di.əm/ | Meaning the quality of being boring, especially because something goes on for a long time | Goes with the tedium of | Example To relieve the tedium of the job, she listened to podcasts at work. |
Which word fits?
1 of 8Pick the word for the gap. Its form may change in the sentence.
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