Antonyms for boredom
ˈbɔr dəm, ˈboʊr-bore·dom

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1. • Dissatisfaction

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1. boredom, ennui, tediumnoun

   the feeling of being bored by something tedious

   Synonyms:
   tiresomeness, tedium, tediousness, ennui

How to use boredom in a sentence?

1. William Phillips:

   Boredom, after all, is a form of criticism.

2. George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman:

   Audacious ribald: your laughter will finish in hideous boredom before morning.

3. Chetan Dube:

   A large part of your brain is shackled by the boredom and drudgery of everyday existence, you have to drive a car, vacuum the floor or take the garbage out. But imagine if technology could come along and take care of all these mundane chores for you, and allow you to indulge in the forms of creative expression that only the human brain can indulge in. What a beautiful world we would be able to create around us.

4. Bertrand Russell:

   Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since at least half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

5. Sarah Church:

   Alcohol could be used as a coping mechanism for either loneliness and boredom or for relationship strife, also, people were finding that they were having trouble shifting between work and after work, and sometimes drinking was the thing that they used in order to make that transition.

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