WELTSCHMERZ

Weltschmerz, world-weariness

(noun) sadness on thinking about the evils of the world

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

weltschmerz (uncountable)

(sometimes, capitalized) World-weariness; an apathetic or pessimistic view of life; depression concerning or discomfort with the human condition or state of the world.

Synonyms

• acedia

• ennui

• mal du siècle

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

24 December 2024

INTUITIVELY

(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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