world-weariness
Tired of everything
World-weariness is a state of tired cynicism or boredom with life, as if one has seen too much to be moved by anything new.
It suggests sophistication gone sour—the feeling that nothing surprises or delights anymore: His world-weariness made him dismissive of the young couple's enthusiasm.
The condition implies both experience and exhaustion from it.
Distrust of human sincerity
- jadednessDulled enthusiasm from excess
- disenchantmentLoss of cherished belief
- pessimismExpecting unfavorable outcomes
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
bitterness · resignation · hopelessness · defeatism · distrust · doubt · disbelief · negativity
Weary disinterest from monotony
- tediumWearisome dullness
- languorWeary, dreamy fatigue
- malaiseDiffuse, sourceless discomfort
- doldrumsState of inactivity
monotony · dullness · stagnation · restlessness · emptiness · vacuity · dissatisfaction · spleen
Lack of interest
- listlessnessAbsence of energy, enthusiasm
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- disinterestAbsence of bias
- unconcernAbsence of worry
nonchalance · impassivity · dispassion · numbness · insouciance · phlegm · stoicism · coolness
State of utter depletion
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
- tirednessState of needing rest
- lethargyAbnormal drowsiness and apathy
- enervationLoss of vigor
depletion · prostration · drained · spent · sapped · heaviness · lassitude · debilitation
Deep emotional distress
- sadnessState of emotional pain
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- regretSorrow over past actions
mournfulness · plaintiveness · heavyheartedness · pensiveness · longing · grief · despondency · doleful
cynicism
Distrust of human sincerity
- jadednessDulled enthusiasm from excess
- disenchantmentLoss of cherished belief
- pessimismExpecting unfavorable outcomes
skepticism · bitterness · resignation · hopelessness · defeatism · distrust · doubt · disbelief · negativity · sourness
boredom
Weary disinterest from monotony
doldrums · monotony · dullness · stagnation · restlessness · emptiness · vacuity · dissatisfaction · spleen · dreariness
indifference
Lack of interest
- listlessnessAbsence of energy, enthusiasm
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- disinterestAbsence of bias
unconcern · nonchalance · impassivity · dispassion · numbness · insouciance · phlegm · stoicism · coolness · spiritlessness
exhaustion
State of utter depletion
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
- tirednessState of needing rest
- lethargyAbnormal drowsiness and apathy
enervation · depletion · prostration · drained · spent · sapped · heaviness · lassitude · debilitation
sorrow
Deep emotional distress
- sadnessState of emotional pain
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
regret · mournfulness · plaintiveness · heavyheartedness · pensiveness · longing · grief · despondency · doleful · elegiac
- decadencedecadence, decay, lavishness, aestheticism, dandyism
- pessimismpessimism, nihilism, fatalism, hopelessness, despair
- disillusionmentdisillusionment, disenchantment, disillusion, lost innocence, lost faith
- ennuiboredom, apathy, tedium, listlessness, languor
- French Melancholyennui, spleen, tristesse, Baudelaire, melancholy
- Weltschmerzweltschmerz, existential angst, melancholy, angst, ennui
world-wearinessenthusiasm
Intense eager enjoyment
zest · vitality · vigor · joie de vivre · zest for life
world-wearinessoptimism
Tendency to expect good
hopefulness · idealism · hope · enthusiasm · sanguinity
world-wearinesswonder
Amazement or curiosity
childlike wonder · wide-eyed wonder · sense of wonder · enchantment · curiosity
world, weary, weariness, wearied, wearying, wearies, unwearying, world-weary