Weltschmerz Syllabification: (Welt·schmerz)Pronunciation: /ˈveltˌSHmerts/Definition of Weltschmerz noun a feeling of melancholy and world-weariness. Origin:German, from Welt 'world' + Schmerz 'pain'Weltschmerz in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Weltschmerz in the British & World English dictionary