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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

He has not been in front of us and that absence has led to the sense of ennui among the opposition.

From Salon • Dec. 9, 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

Orange groves, failed movie stars, lamplit cocktail hours by the swimming pool, cigarettes, ennui.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt