Bored

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔː(r)d

Origin

From the verb to bore 'annoy', itself of unknown origin

Verb

1. bored

   (past of bore)

Full definition of bored

Adjective

1. suffering from boredom
2. uninterested, without attentionThe piano teacher's bored look betrayed he wasn't paying much attention to his pupil's boringly stereotype rendition of the brilliantly composed etudes
3. perforated by a hole or holes (through bioerosion or other)

Related terms

• bore
• boredom
• boring

Anagrams

• brode
• orbed
• robed