WORLD-WEARINESS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sadness on thinking about the evils of the world

Synonyms:

Weltschmerz; world-weariness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Hypernyms ("world-weariness" is a kind of...):

melancholy (a feeling of thoughtful sadness)

Derivation:

world-weary (tired of the world)

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