Weltschmertz \Welt"schmertz`\ (v[e^]lt"shm[e^]rts`), 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 1913 Suppl.]