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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

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

You can hear the buzzing bug zapper, feel the sunburn on your skin, scratch your knees on the freshly cut grass and sink into the hazy evening ennui.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2024

Perhaps they assumed, also, a life of ennui.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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