weltschmerz
/ˈveltʃmɛərts/
world-weariness; sadness over the evils of the world
“His poetry expressed a profound weltschmerz about modern existence.”
Origin: German Welt world + Schmerz pain, coined by Jean Paul Richter in 1810
/ˈveltʃmɛərts/
world-weariness; sadness over the evils of the world
“His poetry expressed a profound weltschmerz about modern existence.”
Origin: German Welt world + Schmerz pain, coined by Jean Paul Richter in 1810