"world-weariness" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} world-weariness (uncountable)
  1. The state or characteristic of being world-weary. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: apathy, jadedness, weltschmerz Related terms: weight of the world Translations (characteristic of being world-weary): համաշխարհային վիշտ (hamašxarhayin višt) (Armenian), сусве́тны сму́так (susvjétny smútak) [masculine] (Belarusian), ми́рова скръб (mírova skrǎb) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 厭世 /厌世 (yànshì) (Chinese Mandarin), světabol [masculine] (Czech), weltschmerz [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), mondopereo (Esperanto), maailmantuska (Finnish), Weltschmerz [masculine] (German), צַעַר הָעוֹלָם (tsaár haolám) [masculine] (Hebrew), világfájdalom (Hungarian), heimshryggð [feminine] (Icelandic), велтшмерц (veltšmerc) [masculine] (Macedonian), Weltschmerz [masculine] (Polish), мирова́я скорбь (mirovája skorbʹ) [feminine] (Russian), svetobôľ [masculine] (Slovak), weltschmerz [masculine] (Spanish), världssmärta [common-gender] (Swedish), världströtthet [common-gender] (Swedish), світова́ скорбо́та (svitová skorbóta) [feminine] (Ukrainian), світови́й біль (svitovýj bilʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

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