ennui
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There’s Embarrassment, a lumbering fellow who unsuccessfully attempts to hide in his hoodie; the noodle-like Ennui, who lounges listlessly on a couch; and Envy, with her wide, longing eyes.
From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2024
"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 and tropical torpor figure in many Buffett songs.
From Washington Times • Aug. 26, 2020
“He wasn’t very popular,” Mr. Price recalled in the 2011 Existential Ennui interview.
From Washington Post • Jun. 15, 2019
If only you would slay the giant Ennui, who ravages our country, you would be as great a hero in our set as St. George of England was in his.”
From The So-called Human Race by Taylor, Bert Leston
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