n.
Pronunciation: ' t ē -d ē - ə m
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin taedium disgust, irksomeness, from taed ē re 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>