weltschmerz

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Recent Examples of weltschmerz The doctor suspected ennui, which in some cases can turn into weltschmerz. Star Tribune, 16 May 2021 The Germans gave us schadenfreude, or experiencing pleasure in the misfortune of others, and my personal favorite: weltschmerz. John Warner, chicagotribune.com, 28 Mar. 2018 As in the original, the orchestra (fluidly led, as usual, by Rob Berman) is visibly perched above the action, pouring out weltschmerz-laden melodies that flow like a thick, high-proof dessert wine. Ben Brantley, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weltschmerz
Noun
  • December ennui is a universal experience, and this film makes no effort to hide the fact that we’re all destined to suffer from the Holiday Blues at one point or another.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Han has used centuries of philosophy to deconstruct the current ennui of life online, but Pettman’s writing is more personal and sympathetic than Han’s aphoristic, self-effacing mode.
    Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The children of this era would go on to lead the next affective era in the form of the 1960s—which in many ways were a fight against this boredom, a call to reclaim the excitement of communalism, of revolution, of queerness and chaos.
    P.E. Moskowitz September 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Your kid might not otherwise disclose these issues—but framing them around boredom (which is easier to talk about than, say, loneliness) can let you in on what's really going on in their day.
    Angela Haupt, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Stroke symptoms, risk factors in young adults Certain symptoms of stroke in young people like nausea, dizziness or tiredness are often dismissed or mistaken for migraines or stress, Shapiro said, which can delay critical treatment.
    Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Side effects were generally mild and already known for azelastine, such as bitter taste, occasional nosebleeds, and tiredness.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Searching for a logical progression from The Office and like-minded comedies, so far The Paper has come up with a strange, often funny hybrid, with characters experiencing Parks and Rec idealism and Office-style fluorescent-light tedium simultaneously and sometimes incoherently.
    Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
  • What rescues the film from tedium are the characterizations, which are well-drawn even under the briefest circumstances.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The move comes amid mounting pressure from parents, teachers and health experts who blame the drinks for mood swings, panic attacks, restlessness and even falling grades.
    Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • For Walmsley, one of the world’s most successful ultrarunners, the sport has always been more than a career or a hobby – more than just a way to appease his restlessness.
    George Ramsay, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Talking about his predicament in a shaded wedge of grass near the center of Harvard Yard, Sial speaks with a mixture of passion, frustration and weariness, pushing back the shaggy hair that frequently falls over his eyes.
    Andy Rose, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Our lives are a tenuous balance between living in the world—embracing it—and living in fear of its lethality and indifference.
    Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Many of the deaths were preventable and due to a combination of staff incompetence and cruel indifference.
    U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Weltschmerz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weltschmerz. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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