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Weltschmerz

deep sadness about the state of the world
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Weltschmerz

Summary

Weltschmerz is a feeling[1]. Weltschmerz draws 582 Wikipedia views per month (feeling category, ranking #2 of 11).[2]

Key Facts

  • Weltschmerz's instance of is recorded as feeling[3].
  • Weltschmerz is a type of sadness[4].
  • Weltschmerz's facet of is recorded as Romanticism[5].
  • Weltschmerz's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[6].

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Context

Weltschmerz's instance of is recorded as feeling[3].

Why It Matters

Weltschmerz draws 582 Wikipedia views per month (feeling category, ranking #2 of 11).[2] Weltschmerz has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] Weltschmerz is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Weltschmerz. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/weltschmerz
MLA “Weltschmerz.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/weltschmerz.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_weltschmerz_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Weltschmerz}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/weltschmerz}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 17d ago · Syd Storm · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → feeling
    Treccani vocabulary id → weltschmerz
    Subclass of → —
    Facet of → Romanticism
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P5844]]: weltschmerz"
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