Calvin's Canadian Cave of Coolness: German Word Of The Day - Weltschmerz

Friday, March 20, 2015

German Word Of The Day - Weltschmerz

Definition of WELTSCHMERZ

1: mental depression or apathy caused by comparison of the actual state of the world with an ideal state

2: a mood of sentimental sadness

Not quite as good as ENNUI but I like that the Germans have a word for this kind of soul crushing sadness - as they should.

5 comments:

Tim Knight said...: Thanks for this, Cal, another fine German word to add to my arsenal.; March 20, 2015 at 4:05 PM
Debra She Who Seeks said...: Yeah and those morose Swedes too -- angst.; March 20, 2015 at 4:33 PM
Cal's Canadian Cave of Coolness said...: You can never have too many words for being really miserable.; March 20, 2015 at 4:48 PM
Cal's Canadian Cave of Coolness said...: Like Eskimos have fifty words for snow, I want fifty words for my existential angst.; March 20, 2015 at 4:48 PM
Professor Chaos said...: WELTSCHMERZ is my default setting. And yes, I am of German descent.; March 20, 2015 at 6:35 PM

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