Gesamtkunstwerk
guh-ZAHMT´-koonst-vay´-ahk Gesamtkunstwerk is a German compound noun made up of gesamt (‘whole’), kunst (‘art’), and werk (‘work’). A Gesamtkunstwerk is a complete or unified work of art produced through a […]
German
Weltschmerz
VELT´-shmay´-ahts (German, literally ‘world pain’ or ‘world sorrow’) Weltschmerz, a fusion of the German welt (‘world’) and schmerz (‘pain’), is a state of sadness, generally brought on by comparing the […]
Wunderkind
VOON´-der-kint A Wunderkind, composed of the German wunder (‘wonder’) and kind (‘child’), is a prodigy, or person who succeeds in a difficult field at an early age. Since Wunderkind is capitalized […]
Schadenfreude
SHAH´-dun-fwoy-duh The term Schadenfreude, a combination of the German words schaden (damage) and freude (joy), means happiness obtained from the troubles and suffering of others. If your mother-in-law falls in […]