厭えん世せい

noun

weariness with life; world-weariness; pessimism

A somewhat literary or formal term for a feeling of being tired of life or the world; often used in compounds like 厭世観 (pessimistic view of life).

• 彼かれは厭えん世せい的てきな考かんがえにとらわれている。

  He is caught up in pessimistic thoughts.

• 厭えん世せい観かんに陥おちいると、何なにも手てにつかなくなる。

  When you fall into a pessimistic view of life, you can't get anything done.