bored

[bawrd]

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.

verb

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of bored¹

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

We didn’t need a pitch clock to speed things along, for who could possibly get bored in a ballpark?

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"He could talk to you for hours about goal kicks and you're not bored because the passion of how much he loves football and all the different intricacies comes through."

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"It's making them more memorable to consumers," Millie says, explaining that modern shoppers are "becoming bored with traditional media" and "want to be part of something".

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It ended with Bell bored and alone in quarantine, when the rest of the squad had gone home, having contracted Covid-19.

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This season, it’s revealed that Banda has been bored because no one come close to challenging his position in the games.

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Related Words

• disinterested 
• fatigued 
• tired