Etymology

taedium vitae

Today it means: Profound ennui or weariness of one's life. Full definition →

Latin taedium
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromtaedium“boredom”
  2. English todaytaedium vitae

Borrowed from Latin taedium (“boredom”) + vītae (“of life”).

Words from the same roots

Latintaedium all →

tedioustedium

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