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Definition of "bored" []

  • Simple past tense and past participle of bore. A bored woman selling souvenirs in Moscow. (verb)
  • Suffering from boredom (adjective)
  • Uninterested, without attention (adjective)
  • Perforated by a hole or holes (through bioerosion or other) (adjective)

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Use "bored" in a sentence
  • "As we have seen, it can be very difficult to distinguish between a gifted student who is genuinely bored with the pace of the regular curriculum and an underachiever who uses the term bored to describe her inner state of anxiety and emptiness."
  • "Roweena returned her attention to her parchment, her expression bored."
  • "The word "bored" is listed in Webster's dictionary as an adjective meaning weary and restless through lack of interest."