Masculine

ennui

Meaning

  1. (masculine, uncountable) boredom; lassitude
  2. (countable, masculine) trouble, issue, annoyance

Concepts

boredom
trouble
ennui
worry
annoyance
tedium
problem
bother
tediousness
vexation
pain
deadliness
chagrin
irritation
dullness
languor
nuisance
headache
pain in the ass
kindness
lassitude
melancholy
obligation
pain in the neck
support
tiresomeness
unhappiness
unpleasantness
weariness
aggro
boredness

mental fatigue

fatigue
loneliness
wearisomeness
agony
ailment
anger
💢
anguish

bad job

botheration
burden
care
concern
crisis
dependence
disorder
distress
frustration
inconvenience
Synonyms

désagrément
27k
souci
B1
tracas
20k
trouble
B2
fatigue
C1
embêtement

problèm

gêne
B2
inquiétude
C1
contrariété
45k
lassitude
46k
langueur
nuisance
32k
obstacle
C1
peine
A1
problème
A1
solitude
C1
soutien
B1
tourment
20k
déplaisir

embierne

casse-pied
affliction
34k

thorn

assistance
C1
chagrin
B2
charge
B1
charité
B2
colère
A2
💢
crise
B1
désolation
28k
détresse
C1
empêchement
24k
entrave
C2
Translations

noia
aburrimiento
Langeweile
verveling
tédio
fastidio
aborrecimento
tedio

ανία

avorriment
uggia
Ärger
seccatura

πλήξη

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɑ̃.nɥi/
Etymology

Inherited from Old French
enui
In summary

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

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