Weltschmerz (German) - Vocabulary & GRE App

This word also exists in English! Meaning: “An apathetic or pessimistic view of life; depression concerning or discomfort with the human conditi”

🇩🇪 German

//ˈvɛltˌʃmɛʁt͡s//

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noun

Weltschmerz, world-weariness (profound depression regarding the human condition or the state of the world)

Example: “Mein Weltschmerz entspringt aus dem Vergleich zwischen dem Guten, das der Mensch wirken kann, und dem Bösen, das er zu wirken pflegt.”

noun

(colloquial, often humorous) causeless sadness, undue self-pity

English lookup: undue self-pity

Example: “Jetzt mal Schluss mit dem Weltschmerz!”