sentimental pessimism or melancholy over the state of the world
Origin of Weltschmerz
Ger, world painWeltschmerz
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Weltschmerz
noun
Sadness over the evils of the world, especially as an expression of romantic pessimism.
Origin of Weltschmerz
German Welt world ; see Weltanschauung . Schmerz pain ( from Middle High German smërze ) ( from Old High German smerzo )THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(uncountable)
- (sometimes capitalized) World-weariness; an apathetic or pessimistic view of life; depression concerning or discomfort with the human condition or state of the world.
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