Feeling of when you have tried for something for so long

Question

Is there a term that encapsulates the sentiment when the pursuit of something becomes prolonged, causing the eventual attainment to feel less rewarding? For instance, after repeatedly applying for a job, the accumulation of exhaustion from the application process can diminish the significance of finally securing the position.

Answer 1

The word that captures the feeling you described is "jaded." Jaded refers to a state of weariness or disillusionment that arises from experiencing too much of something or having been exposed to it for a prolonged period. In the context you provided, it signifies the diminished excitement or enthusiasm that can occur when one has pursued a particular goal or aspiration for an extended time, leading to a sense of indifference or lack of fulfillment upon achieving it.

Answer 2

I would suggest a 'Pyrrhic victory', where the cost in terms of time and energy that went into achieving the result totally outweigh the benefit (novelty) of finally achieving it.

Answer 3

ennui

a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom

Answer 4

anticlimax (n.)

An event, period, or outcome that is strikingly less important or dramatic than expected.

The last chapter of the book was an anticlimax.
M-W

An event or experience that causes disappointment because it is less exciting than was expected or because it happens immediately after a much more interesting or exciting event

When you really look forward to something it's often an anticlimax when it actually happens.
Cambridge

anticlimactic (adj.)

Of, relating to, or marked by anticlimax
M-W

If an event or experience is anticlimactic it causes disappointment because it was less exciting than was expected, or happened immediately after a much more exciting event or experience.

There was so much publicity and hype beforehand that the performance itself was a touch anticlimactic.