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monotony

 noun
     
mo‧not‧o‧ny [uncountable]
the quality of being always the same, which makes something boring, especially someone's life or work
monotony of
She wanted to escape the monotony of her everyday life.
relieve/break the monotony
He suggested a card game to relieve the monotony of the journey.
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