Literary term for a state of deep boredom or weariness with life; often used in classical or formal writing.
He spent his days complaining of boredom.
discontent; unease
Rare literary nuance of dissatisfaction or restlessness; overlaps with sense 1 but emphasizes emotional unease rather than simple boredom.
Driven by a feeling of discontent, he set out on a journey.
boredom; ennui; tedium
Literary kanji form; the reading ぶりょう is standard. The alternative reading むりょう is obsolete.
From Chinese 無聊 (wúliáo), meaning 'having nothing to rely on' or 'bored'. The Japanese reading ぶりょう is the standard Sino-Japanese reading; むりょう is an obsolete variant.