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Recent Examples of weltschmerz
Others blame a kind of 21st-century weltschmerz—a sadness about the state of the world and our uncertain future in it.
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Derek Thompson,
The Atlantic,
26 May 2026
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.
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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.
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Ben Brantley,
New York Times,
22 Mar. 2018
Derek Thompson,
The Atlantic,
26 May 2026
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
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At first Zeke seems the very embodiment of older generations’ complaints about GenZ ennui, but Rice isn’t taking cheap shots — not least since since his elders-but-not-wisers get no more flattering a portrait once George (Camp) enters the scene.
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White’s actorly presence comes through in his vocal performance, lending the beleaguered fighter a sense of depressed world-weariness and poignant ennui.
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There is no time for those who listen only to their boredom.
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Meanwhile, Tom’s rebellious teenaged son, Evan (Kingston Rumi Southwick), has fallen in with a delinquent crowd out of sheer boredom, resentful that he’s never been allowed to leave the island.
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Its most common initial symptoms, confusion and tiredness, are too often overlooked as simple exhaustion.
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Many people assume tiredness is due to lack of sleep or stress.
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Of course, the tedium is the point.
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The art of roster architecture has been replaced by the tedium of money management in many cases.
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And again… The Wave is usually a sign of crowd restlessness, a move for fans to entertain themselves when they aren’t being entertained by the event in front of them.
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Beginning with the pilot, there’s also been an appealing restlessness to Kate, a loose physicality and prideful disregard for glamour.
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The war-weariness in Sadeq’s words reflects the exhaustion felt throughout Lebanon, but especially among the Shiites who form a third of its 6 million residents.
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This echoes his late father’s signature weariness of US negotiators, an Iran expert told CNN.
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But anxieties about growing diversity and rising indifference had convinced many Americans of the need to enshrine Christianity in the Constitution.
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But by rejecting a public bill signing, Republicans worry that Trump is indicating a level of indifference to voters’ affordability concerns heading into November’s midterm elections.
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“Weltschmerz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weltschmerz. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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