is bored
Craves mental engagement
Is bored describes the state of feeling weary from lack of interest or stimulation.
Someone who is bored finds their current situation dull or unstimulating: He is bored with his job, She is bored out of her mind waiting.
The phrase can suggest temporary tedium or chronic disengagement.
- clockDevice displaying time
- clock watchingFixating on time passing
- daydreamingIdle mental wandering
- spacing outLosing focus temporarily
- staring into spaceUnfocused distant gazing
nothing to do · fidgeting · ennui · apathy · sigh · repetition · watching paint dry · dissatisfaction · isolation · mental fatigue · melancholy · yawn · restlessness · sensory deprivation · monotony · stare · procrastination · distraction