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ennui

[ahn-wee, ahn-wee, ahn-nwee] / ɑnˈwi, ˈɑn wi, ɑ̃ˈnwi /


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An antidote to August ennui: When Byard Duncan began to feel the creep of a midlife crisis, he realized that desperate times call for farcical measures.

From Slate Aug. 3, 2026

PARIS—This time last summer, Tadej Pogacar was overcome by ennui.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

Never explicitly, “All We Imagine as Light,” a miraculously subtle piece of work, poses all of the questions above, spreading a luxuriant, hypnotic ennui.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 15, 2024

It’s a weird move – especially in hip-hop – for an artist to explore his own artistic ennui.

From Salon Aug. 30, 2024

Perhaps they assumed, also, a life of ennui.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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