bored
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bored
- /bɔːd/ UK
- /bɔɹd/ US
- /bo(ː)ɹd/
- /boəd/
Sounds like board, baud, bawd (non-rhotic, horse–hoarse merger) · Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)d
verb
- simple past and past participle of bore
adjective more bored · boreder · most bored · boredest
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Suffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having nothing to do.
He was feeling bored so he decided to play Minecraft.
Similar: jaded
- Perforated by a hole or holes.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: world-weary, blase, uninterested, tired, boredom, dull, tedious, jaded, dreary, sick, senseless, bothered, frivolous, lonely, annoyed, upset
Translations
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adj suffering from boredom
| Español | aburrido, embolado |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 심심하다 simsimhada |
| 日本語 | 退屈した taikutsu shita |
| 中文 | 厭煩 /厌烦 yànfán, 無聊 /无聊 wúliáo |
| Português | aborrecido, chateado, entediado |
| Français | ennuyé |
| Deutsch | gelangweilt |
| Italiano | annoiato, scocciato |
| Ελληνικά | τρυπημένος trypiménos, βαριεστημένος variestiménos |
| Română | plictisit |
| Русский | скуча́ющий skučájuščij |
| Tiếng Việt | chán |
| العربية | مَلُول malūl, ضَجِر ḍajir |
| עברית | משועמם mesho'amam |
Talk about this word "bored." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bored. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bored. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bored "bored." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bored.Cite this
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title = {bored},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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