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Weltschmerz
(Welt|schmerz)
Pronunciation:
/ˈvɛltˌʃmɛːts, ˈvɛltˌʃmɛrts/
noun
[
mass noun
]
a feeling of melancholy and world-weariness.
Origin:
German, from
Welt
'world' +
Schmerz
'pain'
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