A sense of apathy and lassitude brought about by either societal or personal stagnation. Akin to languor, but more closely tied to existentialism and post-war Europe.
As seen in the film L'Avventura, by Michelangelo Antonioni. As characterized in post-war European literature.
by Albert Miaskovsky May 4, 2004
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Some high-schoolers may think they are suffering, because they're "bored and do not want to do their homework"...Yes well it's deeper than that, so no you're not suffering.
Comes from the french word ennuyeux, meaning, boring/annoying
See also, depression
Some high-schoolers may think they are suffering, because they're "bored and do not want to do their homework"...Yes well it's deeper than that, so no you're not suffering.
Comes from the french word ennuyeux, meaning, boring/annoying
See also, depression
If any of you have ever read "Education for Leisure", a poem by Carol Ann Duffy, then I can tell you the charcter most definately has this problem
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It's that "I can't believe THIS is supposed to be life-affirming"
ennui that makes you regret your tired existence.
Characterized by a deep sigh of dissatisfaction, it's that miserable feeling you get post-coitus where you realize you spent countless hours convincing yourself and some other person that this was going to turn out well.
ennui that makes you regret your tired existence.
Characterized by a deep sigh of dissatisfaction, it's that miserable feeling you get post-coitus where you realize you spent countless hours convincing yourself and some other person that this was going to turn out well.
"What's that feeling you get after sex?"
"What, you mean ennui?"
"Yeah that's the one."
"As she started to snore contentedly, I lay there confronted with a gnawing ennui, a confounding disappointment that crept up into my brain as I realized I felt nothing but contempt for the person beside me."
"What, you mean ennui?"
"Yeah that's the one."
"As she started to snore contentedly, I lay there confronted with a gnawing ennui, a confounding disappointment that crept up into my brain as I realized I felt nothing but contempt for the person beside me."
by The Mighty Duke September 29, 2011
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by Α January 20, 2022
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by EasyonAjax September 23, 2005
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by clexaline November 24, 2022
Get the Ennui mug.An inside out character representing the feeling of "boredom". The word "Ennui" is actually French for boredom also. Those who are aged around 13-17 may relate to her character since throughout Inside Out 2, she was mostly lying on the couch on her phone, taking no nocide of any of the other emotions when trying to grab her attention, then once she realised her phone was missing, that's when she went into total hysterics and it was the fastest she even moved in the entire movie.
I'm suffering from Ennui
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