bored
adjective
feeling impatient or dissatisfied, because you are not interested in something or because you have nothing to do. If you want to say you are extremely bored, you can say you are bored stiff/rigid/silly or bored to tears/to death
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Not feeling excited or enthusiastic
apathetic
adjective
not at all interested in or enthusiastic about anything, and not willing to make any effort to change things
blasé
adjective
not excited, worried, or enthusiastic about something that most people think is exciting, worrying, or impressive, because you have done it many times before
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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