WELTSCHMERZ


Meaning of WELTSCHMERZ in English

noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: German, from Welt world + Schmerz pain Date: 1864 mental depression or apathy caused by comparison of the actual state of the world with an ideal state, a mood of sentimental sadness

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