moroseness

noun

Definition of morosenessnext
as in ennui

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  1. ennui
  2. boredom
  3. tedium
  4. hopelessness
  5. despair
  6. desperation
Noun
  • My audience would laugh one instant, and then with the alchemical dark arts of my verbal prowess, they’d be volta’d into grief and ennui with breakneck speed.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
  • Before there was The Office—British or American—there was Office Space, Mike Judge’s razor-sharp satire of middle-American corporate ennui.
    — Air Mail, Air Mail, 4 July 2026
Definition of ennui
Noun
  • Calder may have mistaken writing about boredom for writing boredom.
    — Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
  • Instead, a quick TikTok showing the little girl quietly taking in the world around her without an iPad sparked a conversation among millions of parents about screen time, boredom and what childhood looks like today.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
Definition of boredom
Noun
  • The tedium of the task was how the apprentice became the master.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • The late John Sterling, in his inimitable style, remarks on the tedium of watching Pedro Baez verrrryyy slowwwlyyy do his job.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Definition of tedium
Noun
  • Surveys indicate that young women are experiencing their highest rates of hopelessness on record.
    — Elizabeth Dray, STAT, 21 July 2026
  • Half reported hopelessness, approximately 48% reported sadness or depression and about 45% reported persistent fear or anxiety, according to IranWire.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of hopelessness
Noun
  • The difference is that Christian Name was formed through the prism of grief, despair, and eventually redemption.
    — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2026
  • Keegan had only resigned from Newcastle in January, leaving Tyneside in a state of despair.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of despair
Noun
  • Lama, 28 years old, softspoken and shy, walks quietly among them, equal parts desperation and dread.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
  • The heaps of body horror and gritty special effects definitely helped, on top of a breakout performance from Sharlto Copley who conveyed a palpable sense of desperation.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 23 July 2026
Definition of desperation
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