bored out of one's mind
Desperately needing engagement
Bored out of one's mind describes a state of extreme, almost unbearable boredom—the kind where time seems to stop and nothing can hold your attention.
The phrase suggests that the tedium is so intense it threatens to drive you crazy.
I was bored out of my mind waiting at the DMV for three hours.
Similar expressions include bored to death and bored to tears.
- tediumWearisome dullness
- climbing the wallsFrantic from confinement
- daydreamingIdle mental wandering
- doodlingCasual aimless sketching
- ennuiWeary, listless dissatisfaction
apathy · fidgeting · monotony · frustration · weariness · twiddling one's thumbs · disinterest · killing time · watching paint dry · clock watching · dissatisfaction · repetition · same old same old · waiting · restlessness · inactivity · lethargy · nothing to do
bored out of one's mindfascinated
Intensely absorbed and curious
captivated · enthralled · riveted · engrossed · absorbed
bored out of one's mindon the edge of one's seat
exhilarated · electrified · thrilled · pumped · stoked
bored, boring, bores, boredom, minded, minding, mindful, mindless