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Recent Examples of weltschmerz
The doctor suspected ennui, which in some cases can turn into weltschmerz.
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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
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
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Seesawing stock prices fuel their ennui.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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Among the notable new names set to walk the halls of the ennui-addled series are Natasha Lyonne, Eli Roth, YouTube icon Trisha Paytas, True Blood star Sam Trammell, and Till luminary Danielle Deadwyler.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Recently married to a promising academic yet already a frustrated wife, prone to boredom and depression?—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
29 Oct. 2025
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Hunting the lockdown phase of the rut means hour upon hour of boredom interrupted by moments of pure chaos.—
Will Brantley,
Outdoor Life,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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All the drills have been full court, running to our spots with speed and pushing through that tiredness and fatigue.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
6 Oct. 2025
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Edmilson hopes Kairat can hit Alonso’s side on the break and make the most of any tiredness from Saturday’s 5-2 derby defeat by Atletico Madrid and their eight-hour trip to Kazakhstan.—
Tomás Hill López-Menchero,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Game 3 of the World Series was a stone-cold thriller, with peaks of high drama and longueurs of exquisitely tense tedium.—
Steve Rushin,
The Atlantic,
2 Nov. 2025
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The resort’s Western hospitality is legendary, saving guests the hassle of planning and the tedium of ski lift lines.—
Suzanne Wright,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Paying close attention to how each pillow affected their sleep, any improvements in neck pain, restlessness, and temperature regulation, to determine which pillows made the grade as the most luxurious options out there, both in sleep feel and in material makeup.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
31 Oct. 2025
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Throughout the film, del Toro flits and hovers between contradictory ideas, with the restlessness of the beautiful butterflies that Elizabeth, an amateur entomologist, likes to study.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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By the years of the Great Depression, the clown came to represent the faded glory of the circus and reflected the weariness felt by so many Americans in crisis.—
Time,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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The 2014 original was gleefully over-the-top already, and the sequels have only amped up the spectacle, but his genuine fury and weariness felt new, exciting, a revelation.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Every shrug of indifference normalizes what was once unthinkable.—
Dan Perry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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The amendment changes the theory of the case from reckless indifference to intentional misconduct, according to the family’s lawyers, which could raise the damages awarded to the family.—
Nikita Ostrovsky,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Weltschmerz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weltschmerz. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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