ennui
Etymology
Borrowed from French ennui, from Old French enui (“annoyance”), from enuier (modern French ennuyer), from Late Latin inodiō, from Latin in odiō (“hated”). Doublet of annoy.
noun
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A gripping listlessness or melancholia caused by boredom; depression.
verb
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(transitive) To make bored or listless; to weary.
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