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bored

bo·red

UK/bɔːd/ US/bɔɹd/ common

adjective

1.

tired of the world

  • “bored with life”
  • “strolled through the museum with a bored air”
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2.

uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence

  • “his blase indifference”
  • “a petulent blase air”
  • “the bored gaze of the successful film star”
Synonyms

Origin

From bore + -ed.

Phrases

  • be bored
  • bore out
  • bored out of one's brains
  • bored out of one's mind
  • bored out of one's tree
  • bored shitless
  • bored stiff
  • bored to tears

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