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ennui

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


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That suggests that the downfall of AI slop may not be consumer aversion, but ennui.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

Mr. Simon’s record was also one of the first to grasp the mid-’70s ennui of a generation fenced in by marital responsibilities and yearning for its earlier, wilder self.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

We kept joking that we rescued the press from the Free Table — but at this point, it feels more accurate to say it rescued us from dinner ennui.

From Salon • Aug. 19, 2025

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

I didn’t understand until he said it that part of my ennui had been resentment.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline




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