Words similar to ennui

Example sentences for: ennui

How can you use “ennui” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

An article marvels at the Clinton administration's ennui: The second-term president has no agenda, and entire departments (notably the Justice Department) seem to be paralyzed.
Ellis' latest novel of ennui and anomie among America's beautiful people irritates reviewers to varying degrees.
The New Yorker 's John Lahr says American audiences simply can't understand Chekhovian ennui.
Happiness melted into melancholy, sadness into ennui.
But perhaps such comments are intended less for those who feel afflicted by this particular form of ennui than for the larger group capable of resenting the rich.