WELTSCHMERZ


Meaning of WELTSCHMERZ in English

[welt.schmerz] n, often cap [G, fr. Welt world + Schmerz pain] (1875) 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 English vocab.      Английский словарь Merriam Webster.