world-weariness

Questions

What does world-weariness mean?

The state or characteristic of being world-weary; a feeling of fatigue or exhaustion with the state of the world or with one's life.

Where does world-weariness come from?

From world-weary + -ness.

How to pronounce world-weariness

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