Bored — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

cause to be bored

make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹpɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈʊʃɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈʊʃɪz/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹpɪŋ/.

Examples

don't drill here, there's a gas pipe
drill a hole into the wall
drill for oil

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tire blase drill world-weary bore

Antonyms

interest

Parts of Speech

verb	cause to be bored
verb	make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool “don't drill here, there's a gas pipe”
adjective	tired of the world “bored with life”
adjective	uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence “his blase indifference”

Word Forms

bore	noun	a person who evokes boredom
borer	noun	a drill for penetrating rock
drill	noun	a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)
electric drill	noun	a rotating power drill powered by an electric motor
drilling	noun	the act of drilling
world-weariness	noun	sadness on thinking about the evils of the world

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gelangweilt

Grund zur Langeweile

🇫🇷French

ennuyé

cause de s'ennuyer

🇪🇸Spanish

aburrido

causar aburrimiento

🇮🇹Italian

annoiato

motivo di annoiarsi

🇳🇱Dutch

verveeld

reden tot verveling

🇵🇹Portuguese

entediado

fazer com que fique entediado

🇷🇺Russian

скучающий

вызывать скуку

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ऊबा हुआ

ऊबने का कारण

🇧🇩Bengali

বিরক্ত

বিরক্ত হওয়ার কারণ

🇮🇳Tamil

சலித்தது

சலிப்பை ஏற்படுத்துகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

నీరసం

విసుగు కలిగిస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

कंटाळा

कंटाळा येण्याचे कारण

🇮🇳Gujarati

કંટાળો

કંટાળો આવવાનું કારણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೇಸರವಾಯಿತು

ಬೇಸರವಾಗಲು ಕಾರಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിരസത

ബോറടിക്കാൻ കാരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੋਰ

ਬੋਰ ਹੋਣ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

بور

بور ہونے کا سبب

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

无聊的

导致无聊

🇯🇵Japanese

退屈

退屈の原因となる

🇰🇷Korean

지루한

지루하게 하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chán

gây chán

🇹🇭Thai

เบื่อ

ทำให้เกิดความเบื่อหน่าย

🇮🇩Indonesian

bosan

menyebabkan bosan

🇵🇭Filipino

naiinip

maging sanhi ng pagkabagot

🇲🇾Malay

bosan

sebab bosan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ممل

يسبب الملل

🇮🇷Persian

بی حوصله

باعث بی حوصلگی شود

🇹🇷Turkish

sıkılmış

sıkılmaya neden olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְשׁוּעֲמָם

לגרום להשתעמם

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