ennui
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a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom: The endless lecture produced an unbearable ennui.
Synonyms
listlessness, tedium, lassitude, languor.
listlessness, tedium, lassitude, languor.
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| 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 | |
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Word Origin & History
ennui
1667, from O.Fr. enui "annoyance," back-formation from envier (see annoy).
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