bored

American  

[bawrd] / bɔrd /

adjective

1. wearied by dullness or sameness (often followed by with, of, orby ).

   This activity will keep bored children entertained on those long summer days.

   She's bored with the color of her room and has decided to paint it.

   I never seem to get bored of this game.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of bore.

Etymology

Origin of bored

First recorded in 1820–30; bore ¹ ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective; bore ¹ ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb

Example Sentences

"And while I was singing in there, I think they were getting a bit bored, so they were just like lying on the floor and filming the ceiling."

From BBC

The pandemic isn’t over but we can at least perceive its end; we’ve also long accepted the fact that we’re stupid and contagious, but also bored and antsy and hankering for excitement.

From Salon

Executives have said some consumers have gotten bored with its clothing lines, and that its casual wear had become “too predictable.”

From MarketWatch

After earning a law degree in 1964, Frank Craighill roamed through Africa and Asia, returned home broke, and found himself bored with the routines of a junior lawyer in Washington, D.C.

From The Wall Street Journal

Most kids, by then, are bored with summer and itchy from mosquito bites and poison ivy and nothing to do.

From Literature

Related Words

• disinterested
• fatigued
• tired