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).
He is caught up in pessimistic thoughts.
When you fall into a pessimistic view of life, you can't get anything done.
pessimist
world-weary; pessimistic; sick of life
pessimistic view of life; pessimism
pessimism
suicide from despair; killing oneself out of world-weariness
pessimist
From the kanji 厭 (weary, tired of) and 世 (world, life). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the compound follows classical Chinese patterns for expressing world-weariness.