Oh my, just came across a new word that perfectly describes how I often feel! Danke, danke! :D

WELTSCHMERZ

Weltschmerz, German for “world pain,” was also coined during the Romantic Era and is in many ways the German version of ennui. It describes a world weariness felt from a perceived mismatch between the ideal image of how the world should be with how it really is. In German philosophy it was distinguished from pessimism, the idea that there is more bad than good in the world, because while pessimism was the logical conclusion of cool, rational philosophical pondering, weltschmerz was an emotional response.

Though weltschmerz and ennui are pretty close synonyms, ennui foregrounds the listlessness brought on by world weariness (it can also be a term for more simple boredom), and weltschmerz foregrounds the pain or sadness. There is perhaps a greater sense of yearning in weltschmerz (part of the pain is that the sufferer really wants the world to be otherwise). Also, as an English word, weltschmerz is not as common as ennui, so there are fewer connotations about the type of person that comes down with it. Its very German sound (that “schm”!) makes it seem more serious and grim than ennui.

Do you have sadness in your heart for the world that can never be and sensible shoes? You’ve got weltschmerz.

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of ultralime and overprop.

there are just some words that i need to look up in the dictionary over and over and over again, because i just can't get the meaning into my head. and it certainly doesn't help when those words contain confusing syllables. haha i guess it's just me... anyway, two examples of such words are:

• sublime | (sub·lime) /səˈblīm/

adj.
of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe: "ranging from the sublime to the ridiculous".
v.
(of a solid substance) change directly into vapor when heated, typically forming a solid deposit again on cooling.
syn.
adj. lofty - grand - noble - exalted - elevated - stately
v. sublimate

why this word confuses me: every other sub-prefixed word i know has a negative connotation or paints an image that it's somewhat lesser or smaller than something. subpar, subjective, submarine/submerge (going under water), subdivision/subcommittee, subordinate... you get what i mean right? so, sublime is par excellence? who would have thought? -_-

• underpin | un·der·pin /ˌəndərˈpin/

v.
support (a building or other structure) from below by laying a solid foundation below ground level or by substituting stronger for...
support, justify, or form the basis for: "the theme of honor underpinning the two books".
syn.
support - prop - shore - prop up - buttres

again, anything that is under usually doesn't mean good: under the weather, under the table, underage, under-appreciated, under estimate, undergrad, underweight.. and pin conjures images of being pinned down, being poked, being nailed to the wall.. painful! it's under+pin! it should mean being pressed or under pressure.. sumfink liddat. but i see underpin being used in headlines like "China economy to underpin global demand in 2013" or "Commodities underpin rural economic growth".. which sounds negative but means like the total opposite.. what gives man? -_-