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Definition for Weltschmerz

Language: German

Weltschmerz is a German term that refers to a feeling of melancholy and world weariness. It describes the emotional pain that arises from feeling that the actual state of the world does not live up to the ideal world one imagines. It is a form of existential sadness.

Synonyms for Weltschmerz

world-weariness, melancholy, ennui, discontentment

Translations to English

world-weariness, world pain, cosmic angst, a feeling of melancholy and world-weariness, sadness or melancholy at the state of the world