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“boredom” in Spanish

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA/aβuriˈmjento/

Example

El aburrimiento me impidió disfrutar de la fiesta.

Boredom prevented me from enjoying the party.

Illustration for aburrimiento (boredom)

How to say “boredom” in Spanish

“Boredom” in Spanish is aburrimiento.

A monotonous grayness that makes events feel the same.

Full entry for aburrimiento: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with aburrimiento

Intenté matar el aburrimiento leyendo un libro.

I tried to kill boredom by reading a book.

Tips for using aburrimiento

  • Aburrir means to bore someone while aburrirse is reflexive 'to become bored', so hablar de aburrimiento names the state while me aburro describes the experience.

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