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bored en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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  • /bo(ː)ɹd/ rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
  • /bɔːd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /bɔɹd/ (General-American)
  • /boəd/ non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-der. Proto-Germanic *burōną Proto-West Germanic *borōn Old English borian Middle English boren English bore Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English bored From bore + -ed.

Meanings

  1. Suffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having nothing to do.
    • [Y]ou know you’re not the only one around who is bored and sian and tired of being bored and sian. 2006 October 3, Serene Luo, The Straits Times, quoted in Jack Tsen-Ta Lee, A Dictionary of Singlish and Singapore English, Singapore: Singapore Press Holdings Limited, →OCLC, section 3:
    • The piano teacher's bored look indicated he wasn't paying much attention to his pupil's lackluster rendition of Mozart's Requiem.
    • He was feeling bored so he decided to play Minecraft.
  2. Perforated by a hole or holes.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
boreder Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most bored Degree=Sup lexicographic
boredest Degree=Sup lexicographic
more bored Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

smoothbored · unbored · boredly · bored out of one's tree · be bored · bored to tears · bored out of one's brains · boredness · bored stiff · bored out of one's mind · bored shitless

Relateds

ennui · ennuyé · unbore · bore out · bore · boredom · boring

Synonyms

jaded

Translations (68)

la taesus (suffering from boredom) · yue 悶 /闷 (suffering from boredom) · hu unatkozó (suffering from boredom) · bg отегче́н (suffering from boredom) · ko 심심하다 (suffering from boredom) · vi chán (suffering from boredom) · cs znuděný (suffering from boredom) · fi tylsistynyt (suffering from boredom) · cmn 厭煩 /厌烦 (suffering from boredom) · sv uttråkad (suffering from boredom) · pt aborrecido (suffering from boredom) · mi hokehokeā (suffering from boredom) · mi hongehongeā (suffering from boredom) · ain ミㇱム (suffering from boredom) · tl kakatamad (suffering from boredom) · de gelangweilt (suffering from boredom) · tr sıkılmış (suffering from boredom) · mi takeo (suffering from boredom) · ckb بێزار (suffering from boredom) · win horušʼak (suffering from boredom) · fr ennuyé (suffering from boredom) · bg скуча́ещ (suffering from boredom) · sl zdolgočasen (suffering from boredom) · nv bił hodiikʼąąd (suffering from boredom) · uk нудьгу́ючий (suffering from boredom) · hu unatkozik (suffering from boredom) · mr कंटाळलेला (suffering from boredom) · eu aspertuta (suffering from boredom) · es aburrido (suffering from boredom) · da kede (suffering from boredom) · el τρυπημένος (suffering from boredom) · pt chateado (suffering from boredom) · fi kyllästynyt (suffering from boredom) · es embolado (suffering from boredom) · el βαριεστημένος (suffering from boredom) · km នឿយណាយ (suffering from boredom) · mad tobuk (suffering from boredom) · he משועמם (suffering from boredom) · it scocciato (suffering from boredom) · ms bosan (suffering from boredom) · hu unott (suffering from boredom) · acw زهقان (suffering from boredom) · ru скуча́ющий (suffering from boredom) · be які́ ну́дзіцца (suffering from boredom) · ar مَلُول (suffering from boredom) · acw زهقان (suffering from boredom) · cmn 無聊 /无聊 (suffering from boredom) · id bosan (suffering from boredom) · nl verveeld (suffering from boredom) · ca avorrit (suffering from boredom) · it annoiato (suffering from boredom) · km ធុញ (suffering from boredom) · ro plictisit (suffering from boredom) · pl znudzony (suffering from boredom) · la aliquem taedet aliquid (suffering from boredom) · th เบื่อ (suffering from boredom) · no kjed (suffering from boredom) · tr sıkılan (suffering from boredom) · uz zerikgan (suffering from boredom) · eo enua (suffering from boredom) · acw طفشان (suffering from boredom) · ja 退屈した (suffering from boredom) · kea enfadadu (suffering from boredom) · gl aburrido (suffering from boredom) · ar ضَجِر (suffering from boredom) · tyz bứa (suffering from boredom) · km ខ្ជេញ (suffering from boredom) · pt entediado (suffering from boredom)

bored en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • (US) audio
  • /bo(ː)ɹd/ rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
  • /bɔːd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /bɔɹd/ (General-American)
  • /boəd/ non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-der. Proto-Germanic *burōną Proto-West Germanic *borōn Old English borian Middle English boren English bore Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English bored From bore + -ed.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of bore
    form of bore