WELTSCHMERZ


Meaning of WELTSCHMERZ in English

/ ˈveltʃmeəts; NAmE -ʃmerts/ noun

[ U ] (from German , formal ) a feeling of sadness about the state of the world

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WORD ORIGIN

German , from Welt world + Schmerz pain.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.