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Meaning of Tedium | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈtiː.di.əm

Definitions

Boredom or tediousness; ennui.

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

العربية الملل ملة
Ελληνικά ανία
Español tedio
Français ennui fatigue
Gaeilge leadrán
Galego fastío tedio
日本語 徒然 無聊
한국어 무료
Latina taedium
Latviešu garlaicība garlaiks
Nederlands verveling
Polski nuda rutyna
Português aborrecimento enfado fastio tédio
Русский ску́ка
Українська нудьга

Examples

“Yet active life was the genuine soil for his virtues; and he sometimes suffered tedium from the monotonous succession of events in our retirement.”
“Nothing actual ever suits pure expectation and such purity of expectation is a great source of tedium.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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