July 26th- Welt Schmerz

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Weltschmerz

Pronunciation: (velt'shmerts")
—n.

Definition:
sorrow that one feels and accepts as one's necessary portion in life; sentimental pessimism.

Example:
Jaine realized that weltschmerz was a completely normal side effect of life, and that she couldn't survive with permanent optimism.

Origin:
German; lit., world-pain

Comments

[treesuh11.livejournal.com]

wow, adding that to the list of german words that we have incorporated into our english vocab...

[a-nyx.livejournal.com]

Didn't know this was used in English too. Thanks!

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

I love that word. I think there's much more to it than just that definition though, but then again I understand a dictionary is not an encyclopedia!

[fidgetspin.livejournal.com]

Obviously the word looks German, but the definition just seems so Germanish.