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Wehmut — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • melancholia noun Deep sadness or gloom; melancholy
  • melancholy noun A deep, thoughtful sadness, often tinged with nostalgia.
  • nostalgia noun A wistful longing for the past, or for home and familiar things.

Senses

Wehmut is used for these senses in English:

  • melancholy Great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.
  • nostalgia (transferred sense) A bittersweet yearning for the things of the past. [from 20th c.]

melancholia — full definition

  1. noun Deep sadness or gloom; melancholy
  2. noun depression, characterised by irrational fears, guilt and apathy

melancholy — full definition

  1. noun A deep, thoughtful sadness, often tinged with nostalgia.
  2. adjective Sad or gloomy in a wistful, reflective way.

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