bore [bawr, bohr] Show IPA verb, bored, bor⋅ing, noun
-verb (used with object)
1. to weary by dullness, tedious repetition, unwelcome attentions, etc.: The long speech bored me.
-noun
2. a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
3. a cause of ennui or petty annoyance: repetitious tasks that are a bore to do.
Origin:
1760-70; of uncert. orig.
Synonyms:
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