Weltschmerz
Example Sentences
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This is even more surprising, given that what the German novelist Jean Paul christened Weltschmerz has seemingly been in steady decline for the last 10 years.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 3, 2016
The crass Buck is less interested in discussing Tony’s sudden bout of Weltschmerz than he is in ushering him off to the Japanese restaurant where their dates await.
From New York Times ● Dec. 6, 2011
There is something curious about a $15,000-a-week entertainer who is afflicted with Weltschmerz instead of narcissism.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Today," says one record executive, "you gotta have Weltschmerz with the beat."
From Time Magazine Archive
She is inevitably this when, after traversing the stages of talent, ardour, reverie, romanticism, and enthusiasm, she has passed into a condition of Weltschmerz, tinged with tedium vitæ.
From The Sexual Life of the Child by Eden Paul
