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Psychologists have found that ennui or boredom can sometimes increase what?

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

But they can try to make sense of what just passed, starting with a primary season that was a strange mix of ennui and white knuckles.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 7, 2026

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

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

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 5, 2025

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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