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aburrimiento

boredom

noun ah-boo-rree-MYEN-toh Rare

Usage Note

Aburrimiento is the noun form of aburrir (to bore) / aburrirse (to get bored). It pairs with tener in colloquial speech — tengo un aburrimiento mortal — but more formally with ser or existential constructions. Note that aburrir is like gustar: the thing boring you is the subject — me aburre la espera (the wait bores me), not yo aburro.

Examples

"El aburrimiento me hizo salir a pasear."

Natural Translation

Boredom made me go out for a walk.

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