tedium
pronunciation
How to pronounce tedium in British English:
UK [ˈti:diəm]
How to pronounce tedium in American English:
US [ˈtidiəm]
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- Noun:
- the feeling of being bored by something tedious
- dullness owing to length or slowness
Word Origin
- tedium (n.)
- "tediousness," 1660s, from Latin taedium "weariness, irksomeness, disgust," related to taedet "it is wearisome, it excites loathing," and to taedere "to weary," of uncertain origin. Possible cognates are Old Church Slavonic težo, Lithuanian tingiu "to be dull, be listless."