boreout

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noun

A malaise due to excessive boredom at work.

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Meanings

nounboreout (uncountable)
  1. informaluncountableA malaise due to excessive boredom at work.

    Unfortunately, it is burnout that always gets noticed and people with boreout usually don't do much about their state of despondency.

    2016 June 17, “Boreout is the new age burnout!”, in The Times of India

Origin

Blend of bore + burnout.

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APA

boreout. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boreout

MLA

“boreout.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boreout. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boreout,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boreout.

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