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Noun
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The 119th Congress is a ghost ship, steered by ennui and the desire to evade hard choices.—
Josh Tyrangiel,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026 -
His blue eyes always sparkled with a peculiar combination of intelligence, mischief, and ennui, exactly like Robin Williams.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Pets staying at home alone while owners work suffer from boredom, which can cause chronic psychological distress and health problems.—
Margret Grebowicz,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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But the flip side of such routine is the potential for boredom and lethargy.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 Feb. 2026
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This is just one in a series of rituals designed to liven up the tedium of wealth, just another game in service of manipulating others while pushing back against an all-encompassing numbness.—
David Opie,
IndieWire,
15 Feb. 2026
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Enthusiasm aside, the tedium of those first few weeks was tough.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
4 Dec. 2025
Noun
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His motion veered between expressions of hopelessness and elaborate proposals for prisoner exchanges.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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The American intelligence community has long known that insurgent groups—many of which openly seek the destruction of the United States—rely on desperation, food insecurity, and hopelessness to gain recruits.—
Hana Kiros,
The Atlantic,
3 Feb. 2026
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Frederick battled intermittent despair and sought solace in Swedenborgianism and other, stranger beliefs.—
Kathryn Schulz,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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That’s not always possible, but don’t despair.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The Guthrie family's 'hour of desperation' The Guthrie family has posted several videos on social media over the past two weeks, addressing both Savannah Guthrie's followers and a person who may have abducted Nancy Guthrie.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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Daytona, after all, is a place where desperation reigns.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Moroseness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moroseness. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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