1. the quality or state of being tedious; boredom resulting from something dull or monotonous

Examples

• The tedium of the long lecture made several students fall asleep.
• She tried to break the tedium of her daily routine by taking a different route to work.
• The tedium of data entry was relieved only by occasional coffee breaks.
• After hours of tedium, the meeting finally ended.
• He found the tedium of waiting in line almost unbearable.
• The book’s tedium made it difficult to finish reading.