noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ pure ( esp. AmE ), sheer , utter
▪ terminal
VERB + BOREDOM
▪ prevent
▪ alleviate , avoid , combat , relieve
▪
An MP3 player can relieve the ~ of running.
▪ die from , die of , go mad with ( BrE )
▪
I'd die of ~ if I lived in the country.
▪ drive sb mad with ( BrE )
▪
Unemployment can drive you mad with ~.
PHRASES
▪ a low ~ threshold ( esp. BrE )
▪
Sorting mail is not a job for people with a low ~ threshold.