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tedium

/ˈtiːdiəm/
te · di · um
Adverb:tediously
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Plural:tediums
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Adjective:tedious
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tedium Lexical Profile

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• noun

1

The state or quality of being tedious; boredom, monotony, or tiresomeness resulting from something slow, repetitive, or unexciting.

Example

"Listening to podcasts helped relieve the tedium of her long daily commute."

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• Rhymes for tedium

• Nearby Words

tedious
tediously
tediousness
tedium
tee
teem
teeming

Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed in the mid-17th century from Latin taedium ('weariness, irksomeness, disgust'), derived from the impersonal verb taedet ('it wearies or disgusts').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Tedium. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/tedium
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