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I always thought of « ennui » as more of a state of being. However, in literature it is often used to describe something between boredom and depression. (It always brings me to French existential/absurdist literature, like Camus. « Ennui » isn't something you can give a single word definition to, but rather a concept. It's almost like “blasé” … IFKYK)
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@robert yeah, kind of. It is either a state of mind or the description of something that bugs you a little.
If you’re watching a movie and go "ça m’ennui", it means the film is boring.
If you missed an opportunity, "ça m’ennui" means it’s a little bit annoying.
A kid that doesn’t know what to do and keeps bugging you for interaction would go "je m’ennui". But indeed "l’ennui" could be the a melancolic state of mind; like nothing spicy never happens in life.