Complete Definition of "weltschmerz"

see|Weltschmerz
English
Etymology
German Weltschmerz.

Pronunciation
IPA|/'v�lt�m�:ts/

Noun
Weltschmerz
#world-weariness; an apathetic or pessimistic view of life; depression concerning the state of the world
#*1973: A man-to-man touch then on his buttoned epaulet. A middle-aged smile full of Weltschmerz. � Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow

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