ennui

A feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement.

• (no common derivatives)

• existential ennui
• overcome with ennui
• suburban ennui
• sense of ennui

1. 1.The long summer holiday eventually gave way to ennui — she had read everything and seen everyone. (boredom and restlessness)
2. 2.The novel captures the existential ennui of wealthy Parisians with nothing meaningful to do. (listless dissatisfaction)

• boredom/ˈbɔːdəm/— state of being bored, general
• tedium/ˈtiːdiəm/— monotonous quality
• languor/ˈlæŋɡə/— dreamy inactivity

from French "ennui" = boredom — from Old French "enui" = annoyance — from Latin "in odio" = in hatred — finding life hateful