Does the Word Boredom Mean?

The feeling of being bored or uninterested in what you're doing is boredom. ... The word boredom comes from something called a "boring tool", a kind of drill that works slowly and repetitively; around 1768, bore, meaning "be tiresome," became a popular slang term, and boredom followed.

What boredom means?

Boredom is marked by an empty feeling, as well as a sense of frustration with that emptiness. When you're bored, you may have a limited attention span and lack of interest in what's happening around you. You may feel apathetic, fatigued, nervous, or jittery.

When did boredom become a word?

“Boredom” first became a word in 1852, with the publication of Charles Dickens' convoluted (and sometimes boring) serial, Bleak House; as an emotional state, it obviously dates back a lot further.

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