micro-boredom

A form of microboredom — Momentary or short-lived boredom.

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Meanings

nounmicro-boredom (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of microboredom.

    While most of the participants used the internet for 'chore time', or to complete a specific task, 75% of visitors to the Open platform (BSkyB's digital interactive platform) went there to deal with 'micro-boredom' - to kill a few minutes of spare time.

    2001 March 1, Louise Banbury, “Who's pressing the buttons?”, in Marketing
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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