tedium

(tē'dē-əm)
n.
The quality or condition of being tedious; tediousness or boredom.

[Latin taedium, from taedēre, to weary.]

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n

Definition: dullness, monotony
Antonyms: diversion, entertainment, excitement

A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

n.

Ennui, the state or condition of one that is bored. Many fanciful derivations of the word have been affirmed, but so high an authority as Father Jape says that it comes from a very obvious source -- the first words of the ancient Latin hymn Te Deum Laudamus. In this apparently natural derivation there is something that saddens.

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IN BRIEF: The state or condition of being bored; monotony.

Having once decided to achieve a certain task, achieve it at all costs of tedium and distaste. The gain in self confidence of having accomplished a tiresome labor is immense. — Arthur Helps (1813-1875)

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kedsommelighed, kedsomhed, lede

Nederlands (Dutch)
verveling

Français (French)
n. - ennui, manque d'intérêt

Deutsch (German)
n. - Langeweile, Langwierigkeit

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ανία, πλήξη, μονοτονία

Italiano (Italian)
noia, tedio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - tédio (m)

Русский (Russian)
скука, утомительность

Español (Spanish)
n. - tedio, aburrimiento

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tråkighet, ledsamhet, leda

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
厌烦, 沉闷

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 厭煩, 沈悶

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 지겨움, 권태, 지루함

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 飽きあきすること, 退屈, 長たらしい時間

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ملل, ضجر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שעמום, חדגוניות‬

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