Definition of boreout

boreout    

noun - uncountable

• extreme boredom with one's job, leading to reduced performance and life satisfaction. Compare with burnout.

                                                                                                                     
  
  Citation from "Forget burnout, boreout is the new office disease", Times Online, Roger Boyes, September 15, 2007 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Jan 03 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 29 2009.

notes

• For more information, see the Wikipedia article for boreout.

  Last edited on Jan 03 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Feb 20 2010.

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