bored

[ bawrd ]
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adjective
  1. wearied by dullness or sameness (often followed by with,of, or by): This activity will keep bored children entertained on those long summer days.She's bored with the color of her room and has decided to paint it.I never seem to get bored of this game.

verb
  1. the simple past tense and past participle of bore1.

Origin of bored

1
First recorded in 1820–30; bore1 + -ed2 for the adjective; bore1 + -ed1 for the verb

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