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Welt·schmerz (v

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n.

Sadness over the evils of the world, especially as an expression of romantic pessimism.

[German : Welt, world; see Weltanschauung + Schmerz, pain (from Middle High German smërze, from Old High German smerzo).]

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Weltschmerz

Weltschmerz - sadness on thinking about the evils of the world

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