TEDIUM


Meaning of TEDIUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtē-dē-əm ]

noun

Etymology: Latin taedium disgust, irksomeness, from taedēre to disgust, weary

Date: 1662

1. : the quality or state of being tedious : tediousness ; also : boredom

2. : a tedious period of time

long tedium s of strained anxiety — H. G. Wells

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.