moroseness

noun

Definition of morosenessnext
as in ennui

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  1. ennui
  2. boredom
  3. tedium
  4. despair
  5. desperation
Noun
  • In many ways, the persona of Ballerina Farm has become an outlet for the stress, ennui, and dissatisfaction of American motherhood.
    Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 5 Dec. 2024
  • All that’s a recipe for ennui, compared with the overtly sinister way Orlok behaves toward his guest — and later, anyone who stands in the way of his reunion with Thomas’ wife, Ellen (Depp).
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of ennui
Noun
  • But always with a very specific purpose that is never about the kind of anxiety of boredom.
    Adam B. Vary, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The fear of audience boredom certainly animated Coïc-Gallas to keep finding ways to shift our, and the cat’s, perspective of moving through the world and employ sound with incredible specificity.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of boredom
Noun
  • Waves of them have crashed into communities like these in recent decades — crack, heroin, opioids, now fentanyl, taking shifts filling worlds of tedium and anxiety.
    John Branch, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
  • Brought to life through campy, surrealist sets and unforgettable cameos, the show takes the viewer through a series of dreamlike vignettes that brilliantly articulate the absurdity and tedium of life under late-capitalism.
    Samantha Allen, Them, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of tedium
Noun
  • There is nothing worse than hopelessness, nothing more soul-destroying than pessimism, grief, and despair.
    Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Cooper's observations reflect the despair of countless individuals who have sought fairness and compassion, only to encounter roadblocks and bureaucratic indifference.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of despair
Noun
  • Buffalo’s offense was so dominant that Detroit coach Dan Campbell felt compelled to try a desperation onside kickoff just three minutes into the fourth quarter.
    Tim Graham, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
  • And having any sort of feeling of desperation related to the production of artwork is so wrong, so counterintuitive to any creative practice.
    Harmony Holiday, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of desperation
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