Etymology

boredom

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Today it means: The state of being bored. Full definition →

First used 1831
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The story

From bore + -dom.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 1831 The state of being bored.
  • from 1829 The state of being a bore.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.