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tedium

3 syllables
noun
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As a noun, tedium means boredom or tediousness.

Meanings of tedium

3 meanings

noun

  1. Boredom or tediousness; ennui.

  2. The feeling of being bored by something tediousfeeling

    Similar: boredom, ennui

  3. Dullness owing to length or slowness

    Similar: tediousness, tiresomeness

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: the feeling of being bored by something tedious
boredomennui
noun: dullness owing to length or slowness
tediousnesstiresomeness

Words that rhyme with tedium

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