Usually means: Tired of life's relentless demands.
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We found 18 dictionaries that define the word world-weary:

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  1. world-weary: Merriam-Webster
  2. world-weary: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. world-weary: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. world-weary, world-weary: Collins English Dictionary
  5. world-weary: Vocabulary.com
  6. world-weary: Wordnik
  7. world-weary: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. world-weary: Wiktionary
  9. world-weary: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. world-weary: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. world-weary: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. world-weary: Dictionary.com
  13. world-weary: Rhymezone
  14. world-weary: FreeDictionary.org
  15. world-weary: Mnemonic Dictionary
  16. world-weary: TheFreeDictionary.com

(Note: See world-wearier as well.)

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▸ adjective:  Tired of the ways of the world; feeling apathetic or cynical due to one's life experiences.
▸ adjective:  Bored with life.

Similar:
tired, bored, worldweary, washed out, disenchanted, apathized, drained, despondent, washed-out, apathetic, more...

Opposite:
fresh, new, novel, original

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Similar:
tired, bored, worldweary, washed out, disenchanted, apathized, drained, despondent, washed-out, apathetic, more...

Opposite:
fresh, new, novel, original



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