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prettygoodword) wrote2006-06-14 07:09 am
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Weltschmerz
Weltschmerz - n., sadness from thinking upon the evils of the world.
One of those Romantic passions. From German, from Welt, world + Schmerz, pain (coined in 1810 by Jean Paul Richter).
Sigh.
---L.
One of those Romantic passions. From German, from Welt, world + Schmerz, pain (coined in 1810 by Jean Paul Richter).
Sigh.
---L.