Being+bored
111afraid — 01. She was [afraid] she had failed the test, but she did quite well. 02. I m [afraid] you weren t chosen for the job, but we ll certainly keep your resumé on file. 03. Herbie is still [afraid] to sleep with his light off. 04. Borndarasophie was… …
112premature — 01. Their daughter Audrey was born about three weeks [premature], but is nonetheless doing very well. 02. Studies show that when [premature] babies receive a daily massage, they gain an average 47 percent more weight. 03. Hypothesizing about who… …
113fidgety — fid|get|y [ˈfıdʒıti] adj informal unable to stay still, especially because of being bored or nervous ▪ The boys get fidgety if they can t play outside …
114tedium — te|di|um [ˈti:diəm] n [U] the feeling of being bored because the things you are doing are not interesting and continue for a long time without changing ▪ We sang while we worked, to relieve the tedium . tedium of ▪ the tedium of everyday life …
115boredom — bore|dom [ bɔrdəm ] noun uncount * the feeling of being bored: I was going crazy with boredom …
116ennui — en|nui [ an wi ] noun uncount LITERARY a feeling of being bored and having no interest in anything …
117itch — itch1 [ ıtʃ ] verb intransitive if your skin itches, you have an unpleasant feeling that makes you want to SCRATCH it (=rub your skin with your nails) a. if a piece of clothing itches, it gives you an unpleasant feeling that makes you want to… …
118Bore\ Hunting — Indicates being bored with current task and, as no *interesting* work is available, I must seek another boring task just to break the monotony. I ve been sweeping for hours. I m going bore hunting maybe they need someone to wipe down the walls …
119boregasm — A sudden eruption of (hyper)activity after an amount of time sitting around doing nothing, being bored. Often accompanied by yelling and screaming. If I have to sit here much longer, I m going to have a boregasm …
120goblimey — A word for a shock, or something you say whilst being bored, or could be used as a sigh. Goblimey,did you see that? …
