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ennui
[ahn-wee, ahn-wee, ah
noun
a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom.
The endless lecture produced an unbearable ennui.
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ennui
/ ˈɒnwiː, ɑ̃nɥi /
noun
a feeling of listlessness and general dissatisfaction resulting from lack of activity or excitement
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ennui1
Example Sentences
To set the tenor, she destroys an entire medical laboratory in Kuala Lumpur while bemoaning her ennui.
This is where body horror comes in to turn our fear of mortality, or perhaps just ennui, into something, well, horrific.
He has not been in front of us and that absence has led to the sense of ennui among the opposition.
Never explicitly, “All We Imagine as Light,” a miraculously subtle piece of work, poses all of the questions above, spreading a luxuriant, hypnotic ennui.
Thematically, these albums especially feel timeless, covering the ups and downs of adulthood: ennui and uncertainty, deep longing and the exhilaration of being young.
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When To Use
Put simply, ennui is a French word that describes feelings associated with boredom.
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