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| Welt·schmerz [ vélt shmèrts ] or welt·schmerz [ vélt shmèrts ] |
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all-encompassing sadness about life: sadness felt at the imperfect state of the world, especially at the behavior of human beings
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| [Late 19th century. < German< Welt "world" + Schmerz "pain"] |
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