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–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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Origin:
1660–70; < F: boredom; OF enui displeasure; see annoy

—Synonyms
listlessness, tedium, lassitude, languor.

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ennui (ˈɒnwiː, French ɑ̃nɥi)

—n
	a feeling of listlessness and general dissatisfaction resulting from lack of activity or excitement

[C18: from French: apathy, from Old French enui annoyance, vexation; see annoy]

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Word Origin & History

ennui

1667, from O.Fr. enui "annoyance," back-formation from envier (see annoy).

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