WELTSCHMERZ


Meaning of WELTSCHMERZ in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈvelt-ˌshmerts ]

noun

Usage: often capitalized

Etymology: German, from Welt world + Schmerz pain

Date: 1864

1. : mental depression or apathy caused by comparison of the actual state of the world with an ideal state

2. : a mood of sentimental sadness

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.