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ENNUI

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The feeling of being bored by something tedious

Synonyms:

boredom; ennui; tedium

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Hypernyms ("ennui" is a kind of...):

dissatisfaction (the feeling of being displeased and discontent)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ennui"):

blahs (a general feeling of boredom and dissatisfaction)

fatigue ((always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something)

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