ennui

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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

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

So we’re feeling a sort of nebulous, can’t-quite-put-our-finger-on-it sense of ennui, sense of languishing, sense of panic, fear for the future.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2024

Was this what the novelists meant by ennui?

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie