Bore

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Subject ReactionPlay
Use 'bore' to describe causing disinterest in listeners, often making them want to leave or do something else. SlideHis lecture bored the audience, and some left early.
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Often ExaggeratedPlay
'Bore to death' is an exaggerated phrase not meant to be taken literally, but to emphasize great boredom. SlideHer endless talking could bore me to death.