bored

Verb

Verb Forms: bored, boring, bores

• Made a hole through something; caused someone to feel weary.
• cause to be bored
• make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
• simple past and past participle of bore

Adjective Satellite

• tired of the world
  • "bored with life"
  • "strolled through the museum with a bored air"
• uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence
  • "the bored gaze of the successful film star"

Adj

• Suffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having nothing to do.
• Perforated by a hole or holes.

Adjective

• Feeling weary or unenthusiastic due to lack of interest.

Examples

• He was feeling bored so he decided to play Minecraft.
• The piano teacher's bored look indicated he wasn't paying much attention to his pupil's lackluster rendition of Mozart's Requiem.
• The slow pace of the game BORED him, despite the high stakes.
• Watching his opponent take five minutes per move left him utterly BORED.

Synonyms

blase, bore, drill, tire, world-weary

Antonyms

interest

Related Words

bore, bore out, boredom, boring, ennui, ennuyé, unbore

Anagrams of bored