ennui
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"Ennui might be a learned helplessness in response to boredom or failure to deal with boredom," Danckert said, "but it's not boredom."
From Salon • Dec. 5, 2021
Ennui itself is a brand: In December, Pantone announced two colors of the year for 2021; the first was Ultimate Gray.
From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2021
Ennui and tropical torpor figure in many Buffett songs.
From Washington Times • Aug. 26, 2020
“I wanted to have a repertory company of characters,” Mr. Price said in a 2011 interview with Nick Jones for the blog Existential Ennui.
From Washington Post • Jun. 15, 2019
Ennui, more deadly even than sensual temptation, was the devil who tormented them.
From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Power, Eileen
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