Definition of Weltschmerz

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Welt·schmerz

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NOUN:

Sadness over the evils of the world, especially as an expression of romantic pessimism.

ETYMOLOGY:
German : Welt, world ; see Weltanschauung + Schmerz, pain (from Middle High German smërze, from Old High German smerzo)

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