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The word "bore" as a noun meaning a "thing which causes ennui or annoyance" is attested to since 1778; "of persons by 1812". The noun "bore" comes from the verb "bore", which had the meaning "[to] be tiresome or dull" first attested [in] 1768, a vogue word c. 1780 –81 according to Grose (1785); possibly a figurative extension of "to move ...
Danckert, coauthor of the book “Out of My Skull: The Psychology of Boredom,” turns to a literary giant to define boredom. “I like, when I give a definition of boredom, to resort to this ...
Acedia, engraving by Hieronymus Wierix, 16th century. Acedia (/ ə ˈ s iː d i ə /; also accidie or accedie / ˈ æ k s ɪ d i /, from Latin acēdia, and this from Greek ἀκηδία, "negligence", ἀ-"lack of" -κηδία "care") has been variously defined as a state of listlessness or torpor, of not caring or not being concerned with one's position or condition in the world.
Ennui is another word for boredom. Ennui may also refer to: "Ennui" (sonnet), a sonnet by Sylvia Plath "Ennui", a song by VersaEmerge "Ennui", a song by Lou Reed
“Boredom,” says philosophy professor Lars Svendsen, “is a feeling of discomfort that signals that our need for personal meaning is not being satisfied.”
“The boredom connection is really more of a sleepiness connection, or when we’re just kind of not engaged with something in our environment and the brain is kind of transitioning towards sleep.”
Boreout has been studied in terms of its key dimensions. In their practitioners book, Werder and Rothlin suggest elements: boredom, lack of challenge, and lack of interest. These authors disagree with the common perceptions that a demotivated employee is lazy; instead, they claim that the employee has lost interest in work tasks.
Boredom, tedium, ennui, is an emotional or psychological state of mind. Boredom may also refer to: Boredoms, a Japanese rock band; Wolf W-11 Boredom Fighter, a 1979 biplane designed to resemble WWI fighters; The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya, aka Boredom, a 2003 novel of the Suzumiya Haruhi light novel series