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FYI "Weltschmerz" is a German word variously defined as... 1) German, from Welt ‘world’ + Schmerz ‘pain’ 2) Sadness or melancholy at the evils of the world; w

FYI "Weltschmerz" is a German word variously defined as... 1) German, from Welt ‘world’ + Schmerz ‘pain’ 2) Sadness or melancholy at the evils of the world; world-weariness 3) Sorrow that one feels and accepts as one's necessary portion in life

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blauditore 8y ago
This is not a portmanteau at all. It's just two words combined.