Added 10 October 2026 boredom /ˈbɔː.dəm/ noun Categories: FeelingsUncommon Words In Latin: taedium Wiktionary noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about boredom at Wordnik → Where our words come from → The feeling of being bored by something tedious. Origin From bore + -dom. From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA) Related Words: tediumennuiboreboredtroubleproblemnuisanceannoyancethingpillboringsnag Back to today's word