tedium

American  

[tee-dee-uhm] / ˈti di əm /

noun

1. the quality or state of being wearisome; irksomeness; tediousness.

   Synonyms:

   dullness, sameness, monotony

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tedium British  

/ ˈtiːdɪəm /

noun

1. the state of being bored or the quality of being boring; monotony

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Etymology

Origin of tedium

First recorded in 1655–65, tedium is from the Latin word taedium

Example Sentences

In the seesawing tedium of daily traffic, slow and fast, the e-motor silently and seamlessly supports the big V8 in those few hundred milliseconds it takes to spool up.

From The Wall Street Journal

But success created an “omnivore monoculture,” an infinite tedium of false novelty such as Lil Nas X’s medley of hip-hop and country clichés, “Old Town Road.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Mindlessly churning through the tedium of business is JR’s superpower, which he unleashes with an initial stock purchase after a class field trip to Wall Street.

From The Wall Street Journal

The games, the tedium, the comfort of nostalgia, the sting and fury of old resentments: It’s an experience of mirth and misery alike.

From The Wall Street Journal

I live in the foothills where bear, bobcat and mountain lion sightings break up the tedium of coyote and raccoon encounters.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• banality
• boredom
• ennui