Definition of the word bored

Pronunciation of vocabulary bored

boredadjective

buồn chán

/bɔːd/

Definition of the word <b>bored</b>

Origin of the word bored

The word "bored" has a fascinating history! It originally comes from the Old French word "borer," meaning "to drill" or "to pierce." This makes sense when you think about the feeling of boredom as a dull, unengaging experience that can "pierce" your interest. Over time, the meaning shifted from "drilling" to "wearing down" and eventually to "making dull or tiresome." By the 16th century, "bored" was being used to describe someone who was feeling dull or uninterested, much like we use it today.

Vocabulary summary bored

typenoun

meaningborehole

exampleto be bored to death

meaningbarrel (of a gun); caliber (of a gun)

exampleto bore through the crowd

typeverb

meaningdrilling

exampleto be bored to death

meaningsqueeze through

exampleto bore through the crowd

meaningto push (another horse) out of the race (horse racing)

Example of vocabulary borednamespace

  • Sarah felt bored during her long commute to work.

    Sarah cảm thấy buồn chán trong suốt chặng đường dài đi làm.

  • The students were restless and bored during the teacher's lecture.

    Học sinh bồn chồn và buồn chán trong suốt giờ giảng của giáo viên.

  • After watching Netflix for hours, Tom was completely bored.

    Sau khi xem Netflix hàng giờ, Tom cảm thấy hoàn toàn chán nản.

  • Emily tried to make conversation with her date, but he seemed bored and uninterested.

    Emily cố gắng trò chuyện với bạn hẹn, nhưng anh ta có vẻ buồn chán và không hứng thú.

  • John couldn't find anything interesting to do and was growing increasingly bored.

    John không tìm được điều gì thú vị để làm và ngày càng cảm thấy buồn chán.

  • Market research showed that the consumers were bored with the brand's products and were looking for something new.

    Nghiên cứu thị trường cho thấy người tiêu dùng đã chán sản phẩm của thương hiệu này và đang tìm kiếm thứ gì đó mới mẻ.

  • The long queue at the amusement park left Jack and his family feeling bored and restless.

    Hàng dài người xếp hàng ở công viên giải trí khiến Jack và gia đình cảm thấy buồn chán và bồn chồn.

  • During the political rally, the crowd grew bored of the speeches and started to leave.

    Trong cuộc mít tinh chính trị, đám đông cảm thấy chán các bài phát biểu và bắt đầu bỏ đi.

  • The screenwriter struggled to come up with engaging ideas as she grew increasingly bored of her work.

    Biên kịch đã phải vật lộn để đưa ra những ý tưởng hấp dẫn vì cô ngày càng chán công việc của mình.

  • After weeks of rain, the townspeople were bored of being cooped up inside and yearned for some sunny weather.

    Sau nhiều tuần mưa, người dân thị trấn cảm thấy chán nản vì phải giam mình trong nhà và mong mỏi thời tiết nắng ấm.

Words, synonyms, related vocabulary bored

Idioms of vocabulary bored

be scared/bored witless
(informal)to be extremely frightened or bored
bored stiff/silly | bored to death/tears | bored out of your mind
(informal)extremely bored
  • I remember being bored stiff during my entire time at school.
  • She enjoys it. Everyone else is bored silly.
  • He walked along, bored out of his mind.
  • She was alone all day and bored to death.

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