Absorption and Ennui

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Absorption noun - A focusing of the mind on something.

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Ennui is an antonym for absorption.

Ennui noun - The state of being bored.

Usage example: the kind of ennui that comes from having too much time on one's hands and too little will to find something productive to do

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Absorption is an antonym for ennui.

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Ennui and Absorption. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/absorption/ennui

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