ennui

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Directed by André Gregory, the writer’s latest sees a four-person cast delivering long passages that together tell a familiar story of love, ennui and adultery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Thematically, these albums especially feel timeless, covering the ups and downs of adulthood: ennui and uncertainty, deep longing and the exhilaration of being young.

From Salon • Sep. 8, 2024

This is not about identity politics but ennui: Even minuscule choices, like what socks to wear, are part of a larger cultural self-definition and viral conversation.

From Slate • Aug. 3, 2024

Gatiss’s Gielgud is suffering from late-career ennui, but when he’s in his element he’s assured, witty, wryly acerbic.

From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2024

Was this what the novelists meant by ennui?

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie