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weltschmerz
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun weltschmerz has 1 sense
- weltschmerz(n = noun.feeling) world-weariness - sadness on thinking about the evils of the world; Array is a kind of melancholy
OXFORD DICTIONARY
weltschmerz, n. a feeling of pessimism; an apathetic or vaguely yearning outlook on life.
Etymology
G f. Welt world + Schmerz pain
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