bored

bored · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Feeling weary because one is unoccupied or lacks interest in one's current activity.

  2. 2.

    Made someone feel weary and uninterested.

  3. 3.

    Made a hole using a drill.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    bored stiff/silly/to death/to tears — extremely bored
  • •
    bored out of one's mind — extremely bored

Related words

Antonyms: engaged, entertained, fascinated, interested
See also: bore, boring, uninterested
Synonyms: fed up, tired, uninterested, weary

Etymology

From bore + -ed. The emotional sense developed from the verb "bore" (to weary), which appeared in English in the mid-18th century of unknown origin.