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noun, masculine

ennui

/ɑ̃.nɥi/

noun, masculine/ɑ̃.nɥi/plural: ennuis

boredom; lassitude; trouble, issue, annoyance

Notre ennui, nos mœurs fades sont le résultat du système politique.Our boredom, our insipid customs, are the result of the political system.

Inherited from Old French enui, probably from the verb enuier.