SAT vocabulary
Ennui
A feeling of dissatisfaction, listlessness, or boredom arising from a lack of occupation or excitement.
Example
"Despite her luxurious surroundings, she suffered from a persistent ennui that no entertainment could cure."
Etymology
From French ennui, from Old French enui ('annoyance, grief'), from Latin inodiare ('to make loathsome').
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