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dchernik Posted: Fri, Mar 13 2009 11:40 PM

Hey guys, what's the German word used in English for "dissatisfaction with what there is," a kind of depression or sorrow over the imperfections of the world?

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John Ess replied on Sat, Mar 14 2009 12:11 AM

I thought all those words came from French.

Unless you mean "Scheiße!"

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MatthewWilliam replied on Sat, Mar 14 2009 1:26 AM

Weltschmerz - literally meaning "world pain". Is this what you were looking for?

My sememster of German lessons have finally paid off big time.

Austrians do it a priori

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dchernik replied on Sat, Mar 14 2009 8:15 AM

Weltschmerz, that's it, thanks:

mental depression or apathy caused by comparison of the actual state of the world with an ideal state

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