Boredom
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Boredom is an emotional state that comes when a person is left without anything in particular to do, and is not interested in what is around them. To prevent boredom, most people do something to occupy themselves, thus, amusing themselves.
The first known use of the word boredom is in the novel Bleak House by Charles Dickens, written in 1852,[1] although the saying to be a bore had been used in the sense of "to be tiresome or dull" since 1768.[2]
Psychologically, boredom is unpleasant state in which the person feels a thorough lack of interest in what is happening around them, and has difficulty concentrating.[3]
[change] References
- ↑ Oxford Old English Dictionary
- ↑ Online Etymology Dictionary
- ↑ Fisher, C. D. (1993). Boredom at work: A neglected concept. Human Relations, 46, 395–417, p. 396.
when you have to do your homework its very boring
