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Pronunciation / Transliteration: thaka-hara
"उसकी दुनिया से ऊबी हुई आँखों में थकान थी।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Feeling or showing a lack of enthusiasm and interest in life resulting from experiences or hardships.
"He gave a world-weary sigh as he listened to yet another corporate excuse." - 2
Bored with the world and its pleasures; cynical or jaded.
"Despite her youth, she possessed a world-weary perspective that surprised everyone."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'world' (from Old English 'woruld') and 'weary' (from Old English 'wērig', meaning tired or exhausted). First recorded in the early 19th century, the term originally reflected the romantic and philosophical melancholy of being intellectually or emotionally exhausted by the troubles, disillusionments, and monotony of human life.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "World-weary" is said worldwide
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désabusé
Transliteration: dezabyze
"Il avait un regard désabusé sur la politique."
weltoffen
Transliteration: not applicable here, use lebensmüde
Script: lebensmüde
"Sein lebensmüder Blick verriet seine Enttäuschung."
disilluso
Transliteration: dizilluzo
"Aveva un sorriso disilluso e stanco."
desengañado
Transliteration: desenganjado
"Mostraba una actitud desengañada ante la vida."
cansado do mundo
Transliteration: kazadu du mundu
"Ele tinha uma expressão cansada do mundo."
थका-हारा
Transliteration: thaka-hara
"उसकी दुनिया से ऊबी हुई आँखों में थकान थी।"
厌世的
Transliteration: yànshì de
"他用厌世的眼神看着这个浮华的社会。"
염세적인
Transliteration: yeomsejineun
"그는 세상에 대해 염세적인 태도를 보였다."
世慣れた
Transliteration: yena reta
"彼女の世慣れた表情には深い疲れが滲んでいた。"
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