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tedium

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noun/ˈtiː.di.əm/
  1. 1

    Boredom or tediousness; ennui.uncountableusually

    • Yet active life was the genuine soil for his virtues; and he sometimes suffered tedium from the monotonous succession of events in our retirement.
    • Nothing actual ever suits pure expectation and such purity of expectation is a great source of tedium.

ant. amusement · interest

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