MOROSENESS Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

moroseness

noun

Definition of moroseness

as in ennui

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Noun

From sickness and ennui came the writing of an algorithm that would solve the underlying mathematics of the bomb.

— Artforum, Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026
Sophie Okonedo and Queen Charlotte’s India Amarteifio play the title character, whose political idealism has curdled into middle-class ennui.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of ennui

Noun

The level of boredom Pugh brought to Kate making her older client orgasm by squeezing his nipples really sold her approach to the work.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
Then, after walking for a couple of blocks, directing withering sneers at the policeman’s reddish face, which was as impassive as that of a stone idol, Gleb cooled down and succumbed to boredom.

— Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of boredom

Noun

That tedium could result in companies pushing uninspired and buggy products.

— Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 23 Sep. 2026
This is a filmmaker who simply doesn’t know when to stop, as also evidenced by the film’s bloated 142-minute running time that lets narrative tedium set in.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of tedium

Noun

Women are more likely than men to report severe depression and hopelessness following breakups, but men are three to four times more likely to commit suicide.

— George Loewenstein, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2026
This year's report finds that levels of persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness among high schoolers have fallen in recent years – from 42% in 2021, to 40% in 2023 and 33% in 2025.

— Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of hopelessness

Noun

The tone creeps into despair as the scales fall from Sutskever’s eyes.

— E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
The cumulative effect of the bowl’s ambient violence (robbery, assault, and overdose abound) amounts to an open-air despair not unlike Fox News-style depictions of California as a wholesale war zone.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of despair

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With four great games to choose from, and desperation from half of the teams, this is can’t-miss baseball.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
What readers are saying The comments express strong criticism of Senate Republicans' last-minute legislative efforts before the midterm elections, suggesting these actions are driven by desperation rather than genuine concern for the public.

— Theodoric Meyer, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2026

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