bored

verbadjectivecommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//bɔːd//
United States//bɔɹd//
//bo(ː)ɹd//
//boəd//

Suffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having nothing to do.

verb

1
Also a form of boresimple past and past participle of bore

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.

adjective

1
Suffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having nothing to do.
He was feeling bored so he decided to play Minecraft.
The piano teacher's bored look indicated he wasn't paying much attention to his pupil's lackluster rendition of Mozart's Requiem.
[Y]ou know you’re not the only one around who is bored and sian and tired of being bored and sian.
2
Perforated by a hole or holes.

Forms

comparative: more bored, boreder
superlative: most bored, boredest

Borders · Scottish Borders bore · To inspire boredom in somebody.Bore · A surname.

bored · Suffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having nothing to do.

boredom · The state of being bored.borg · Synonym of cyborg.Borg · A surname

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