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WELTSCHMERZ

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Weltschmerz mean? 

WELTSCHMERZ (noun)
  The noun WELTSCHMERZ has 1 sense:

1. sadness on thinking about the evils of the worldplay

  Familiarity information: WELTSCHMERZ used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


WELTSCHMERZ (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Sadness on thinking about the evils of the world

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Synonyms:

Weltschmerz; world-weariness

Hypernyms ("Weltschmerz" is a kind of...):

melancholy (a feeling of thoughtful sadness)


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