Masculine

ennui

Meaning

  1. boredom; lassitude
  2. 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
infliction
insipidity
irksomeness
Synonyms

désagrément
souci
tracas
trouble
fatigue
embêtement

problèm

gêne
inquiétude
contrariété
lassitude
langueur
nuisance
obstacle
peine
problème
solitude
soutien
tourment
déplaisir

embierne

casse-pied
affliction

thorn

assistance
chagrin
charge
charité
colère
💢
crise
désolation
détresse
empêchement
entrave
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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