ennui
on-WEEnounMeaning a weary, restless feeling of boredom
Memory hook on-WEE: “What do WE do now?”. On the tenth rainy day of summer, the cousins sigh on the sofa: “What do WE do now?” They are full of ennui.
By the fourth rainy afternoon, a heavy ennui had settled over the cabin.
In context Despite having every toy and game he could want, the young prince suffered from ennui; nothing excited him, and the long days dragged by.
Similar boredom, listlessness, weariness, tedium
Opposite excitement, enthusiasm, interest
From French ennui, “boredom, annoyance.”