Correct spelling, explanation: boredom is a noun, but it actually comes from the verb bore. It is a word with a long history as its origins date back to the times of Germanic languages. Boredom could already be found in Old English, in which it had the form borian and it was also related to German bohren. Later, over the centuries, the word evolved and it finally became bore and boredom.

Definition of boredom:
1. noun – the state of being bored,
If I don’t go out today to do something, this boredom will kill me.

Phrases with boredom:
A few common phrases with boredom include: out of boredom, be dying of boredom, and go mad with boredom.
I came to visit him out of boredom and it turned out to be a good idea as we had a lot of fun together.
A two-week long holiday is not for me as after a few days I’m dying of boredom.
The worst thing about the pandemic was that I thought I would go mad with boredom.

Incorrect spelling, explanation: boredom is actually a combination of the verb bore and a typical noun suffix -dom. However, the word causes some spelling problems and, probably due to the pronunciation, boredom is often misspelled as bordum. This form is wrong, though, and the only correct spelling is boredom.

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