tedium
an uninteresting task or situation
TRANSLATION
die Langeweile, die Eintönigkeit, der Überdruss
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
"I remember the TEDIUM of the first day of my first teaching post. In the staff meeting, the headmaster spent an hour giving a full summer examination result analysis from a lectern."
(Roger Bailey - NCSL - 2Sept. 2002)
(Roger Bailey - NCSL - 2Sept. 2002)
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tedium
Noun: the feeling of being bored by something tedious
From the Latin taedium, fr. taedet it disgusts, it wearies one
Synonym: boredom, tediousness, tiresomeness, ennui
tedium
Noun: the feeling of being bored by something tedious
From the Latin taedium, fr. taedet it disgusts, it wearies one
Synonym: boredom, tediousness, tiresomeness, ennui
