"Weltschmerz" meaning in German

See Weltschmerz in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈvɛltˌʃmɛʁt͡s/ Audio: De-Weltschmerz.ogg , LL-Q188 (deu)-Sebastian Wallroth-Weltschmerz.wav Forms: Weltschmerzes [genitive], masculine strong [table-tags], Weltschmerz [nominative, singular], Weltschmerzes [genitive, singular], Weltschmerz [dative, singular], Weltschmerze [dative, singular], Weltschmerz [accusative, singular]
Etymology: Coined by German writer Jean Paul, from Welt + Schmerz. Etymology templates: {{root|de|ine-pro|*weyh₁-|*h₂el-|*-tis|*(s)merd-}}, {{coinage|de|Jean Paul|nat=German|nobycat=1|occ=writer}} Coined by German writer Jean Paul, {{af|de|Welt|Schmerz}} Welt + Schmerz Head templates: {{de-noun|m.sg}} Weltschmerz m (strong, genitive Weltschmerzes, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m.sg}}
  1. Weltschmerz, world-weariness (profound depression regarding the human condition or the state of the world) Tags: masculine, no-plural, strong Categories (topical): Emotions
    Sense id: en-Weltschmerz-de-noun-RgTvsPr4 Disambiguation of Emotions: 48 52 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of German entries with topic categories using raw markup: 63 37
  2. (colloquial, often humorous) causeless sadness, undue self-pity Tags: colloquial, humorous, masculine, no-plural, often, strong Categories (topical): Emotions
    Sense id: en-Weltschmerz-de-noun-wJ9JZZwe Disambiguation of Emotions: 48 52

Inflected forms

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