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world-weariness

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world-wea·ry (wûrldwîr)
adj. world-wea·ri·er, world-wea·ri·est
Tired of the world; bored with life.
world-weari·ness n.
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Noun1.world-weariness - sadness on thinking about the evils of the worldworld-weariness - sadness on thinking about the evils of the world
Weltschmerz
melancholy - a feeling of thoughtful sadness
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world-weariness [ˈwɜːldˈwɪərɪnɪs] N → hastío m
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