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Weltschmertz

Welt"schmertz`\, n. [G., fr. welt world + schmertz pain. See World; Smart, v. i.] Sorrow or sadness over the present or future evils or woes of the world in general; sentimental pessimism.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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