taedĭum, ii, n. [taedet], weariness, irksomeness, tediousness; loathing, disgust (not freq. till after the Aug. period; perh. not at all in Cic. or Caes.).
I Subject.
α With gen.: rerum adversarum, Sall. J. 62, 9: belli, Liv. 8, 2, 2: confectus taedio puellae, Auct. B. Alex. 23: taedio curarum fessus, Tac. A. 12, 39: taedium movere sui, id. ib. 13, 2: laboris, Quint. 2, 2, 6; 12, 3, 11: lucis, id. 1, 3, 16: capere taedium vitae, Gell. 7, 18, 11: educationis taedium suscipere libenter, Plin. Ep. 1, 8, 11.—In plur., Verg. G. 4, 332: longi belli, Ov. M. 13, 213: coepti mei, id. ib. 9, 615: tui, id. A. A. 1, 718.—
β Absol. : cum oppugnatio obsidentibus prius saepe quam obsessis taedium afferat, Liv. 34, 34, 2; so, afferre, Quint. 5, 12, 8: evitare, id. 10, 1, 31: cum virtutes etiam ipsae taedium pariant, nisi, etc., id. 9, 4, 43: supervacua cum taedio dicuntur, id. 4, 2, 44: esse taedio alicui, Plin. Ep. 8, 18, 8: sollicitum taedium, Hor. C. 1, 14, 17: ne te capiant taedia, Tib. 1, 4, 16: taedium facere, Plin. 31, 3, 21, § 34: taedio aliquem afficere, Tac. A. 6, 7: taedia subeunt animos, Juv. 7, 34.—
II Transf., object., loathsomeness , a disgusting , loathsome , or irksome thing , a nuisance (Plinian): vetustas oleo taedium affert, a loathsome , rancid taste , smell , etc., Plin. 15, 2, 3, § 7; 19, 6, 34, § 111; 29, 6, 39, § 141.—In plur.: non sunt ea taedia (sc. muscae et culices) in metallis, Plin. 34, 18, 50, § 167.