be bored

Lack any interest

To be bored is to feel restless or dissatisfied from lack of interest or stimulation.

You might be bored with a book, bored by a lecture, or just bored because nothing's happening: I'm so bored—there's nothing to do.

Being bored implies a desire for engagement that isn't being met.

Related

sick of it · listlessness · monotony · watching paint dry · lethargy · dullness · dissatisfaction · restlessness · apathy · zoning out · staring into space · understimulated · nothing to do · indifference · weariness · disengagement · tuning out · clock-watching

Opposites
engagement/interest

be boredpay attention

Concentrate on something

hang on every word · concentrate

enjoyment/pleasure

be boredhave fun

Experience enjoyment actively

enjoy oneself · have a blast · have a good time

Family

bore, bored, boring, boredom, boringly, were, been

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G