Associations to the word «Weltschmerz»

Wiktionary

WELTSCHMERZ, noun. (sometimes capitalized) World-weariness; an apathetic or pessimistic view of life; depression concerning or discomfort with the human condition or state of the world.

Dictionary definition

WELTSCHMERZ, noun. Sadness on thinking about the evils of the world.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley