From the people who brought you "schadenfreude."

Here's a fun little word for you. Those Germans are so good at making up words, especially really gloomy ones. See if you can find a way to work this one into your conversation this weekend! It shouldn't be too hard--don't we all feel a little weltschmerz from time to time?

weltschmerz (VELT-shmerts) noun World weariness; pessimism, apathy, or sadness felt at the difference between physical reality and the ideal state. [From German Weltschmerz, from Welt (world) + Schmerz (pain).]