bored (/bɔːd/)
adjective · Beginner · Adjectives
🔊 /bɔːd/
Meaning
Meaning: tired from dullness
Feeling tired and impatient because something is not interesting.
Examples
🗣 The students grew bored during the long lecture and started to look at their phones.
Etymology
From the verb ‘bore’ (to weary), of uncertain 18th-century origin.
How & Where It’s Used
Contrast ‘bored’ (the feeling) with ‘boring’ (the cause).
Tags: emotion, common