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
John Crowe Ransom says that Jarrell wore a "triple crown"�"a pure Pity, an embracing Weltschmerz, and a wry ironic Wit."
From Time Magazine Archive
"Today," says one record executive, "you gotta have Weltschmerz with the beat."
From Time Magazine Archive
Some one downstairs was playing sadly on a cello, tunes that reeked of Weltschmerz, and overhead the larks shrilled an exquisite derision.
From The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen by Arnim, Elizabeth von
