The national spelling bee was broadcast on ABC last night, and one of the final words was weltschmerz - seems rather appropriate in this day and age...perhaps one of the word collectors was making a subtle jab at the Bush administration in choosing this word? naah, that thought's even too tinfoil-hat for me...
weltschmerz
Pronunciation: 'velt-"shmerts
Function: noun
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: German, from Welt world + Schmerz pain
1 : mental depression or apathy caused by comparison of the actual state of the world with an ideal state
2 : a mood of sentimental sadness
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