TEDIUM


Meaning of TEDIUM in English

/ ˈtiːdiəm; NAmE / noun

[ U ] the quality of being boring

SYN boredom :

She longed for something to relieve the tedium of everyday life.

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: from Latin taedium , from taedere be weary of.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.