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ennui

'ɒnwi:6 senses · 277 ms
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noun/ɒnˈwiː//ɑnˈwi/
  1. 1

    A gripping listlessness or melancholia caused by boredom; depression.countableuncountable

    • There have always been individuals who toy with the political extremes out of a sort of high-class ennui.
verb/ɒnˈwiː//ɑnˈwi/
  1. 1

    To make bored or listless; to weary.transitive

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