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noun Weltschmerz
  1. world-weariness; an apathetic or pessimistic view of life; depression concerning the state of the world
    • 1973: A man-to-man touch then on his buttoned epaulet. A middle-aged smile full of Weltschmerz. " Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow
Etymology: German Weltschmerz.

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