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ennui

n.
US //ɛˈnui// UK //ɛnjˈuːi// en·nui
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Origin

Unadapted borrowing 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.

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