world-weary
adjective
weary of the world; bored with existence, material pleasures, etc.
world-weariness
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a word derived from
world-weary.
Example Sentences
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That clamp down targeted narratives that suggested studying and hard work were "useless", as well as content that promoted "world-weariness".
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
Some of the pieces in the book written before this real-life catastrophe, though, suffer from the rote world-weariness of the columnist accustomed to griping to order.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2025
It involves a prison visit, Barbara Walters, Twitter insults, forgiveness and a kind of shared world-weariness.
From Seattle Times ● May 17, 2024
As a first-person narrator, he delivered the story with the familiar mix of world-weariness and doubt interrupted by moments of keen insight, resolve and loyalty that have long defined his protagonists.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 17, 2020
Citra wondered how many of her own days had been filled with world-weariness before becoming an apprentice to death.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
