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world-weary

 

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Adjective world-weary has 1 sense
  1. bored, world-weary - tired of the world; "bored with life"; "strolled through the museum with a bored air"
    Antonym: rested (indirect, via tired)

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world-weary

Part of Speech: adjective

Sense: feeling or showing tiredness, disillusionment, or cynicism as a result of experience or excessive exposure to the world

Usage:

  • He had a world-weary look on his face after years of traveling.
  • The world-weary journalist was skeptical about the government's promises.
  • Despite her young age, she had a world-weary tone in her voice, the result of growing up too fast.

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