weltschmerz
Noun
Meaning
Weltschmerz (uncountable)
An apathetic or pessimistic view of life; depression concerning or discomfort with the human condition or state of the world; mal du siècle, world-weariness.
Synonyms: acedia, ennui
weltschmerz (uncountable)
Alternative letter-case form of Weltschmerz
Synonyms
fatalism
negativity
ennui
excruciation
negativeness
sorriness
megrim
predestinarianism
determinism
anhedonia
discontentedness
low-spiritedness
despondence
mulligrubs
dismalness
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Examples
To really enjoy drugs you've got to want to get out of where you are. But there are some wheres that are harder to get out of than others. This is the drug-taking problem for adults. Teenage weltschmerz is easy to escape. But what drug will get a grown-up out of, for instance, debt?