A List of "Beautiful" German Words
Angsthase - "fear-bunny"; scared person
Backpfeifengesicht - “a face badly in need of a fist”; when another person’s bad behavior makes one angry—so angry that one wishes they could punch the offending person in the face
Fremdschämen - feeling embarrassed by another person’s humiliating public behavior, especially when this action reflects badly on you
Freudenschade - a mirror image of schadenfreude; it means the feeling of sadness one gets upon learning of someone’s good fortune
Lebensmüde - the feeling of being weary of life
Leidenschaft - sufferingship; passion
Luftschloss - "air-castle"; a dream that only exists in your head
Pusteblume - "blow-flower"; dandelion
Schadenfreude - "harm-joy"; the feeling of pleasure one feels from learning of the misfortunes of others
Sehnsucht - the melancholy feeling of longing for someone (or something) once deeply loved, but now gone forever
Verschlimmbessern - "to worsen better"; to accidentally make something worse while trying to improve it
Waldeinsamkeit - "forest solitude"; a feeling of quiet serenity while being alone in the woods
Wandern - to walk or hike
Weltschmerz - "world-pain"; world weariness and suffering from the world and its inadequacy
Zeitgeist - "time-spirit"; the cultural and intellectual climate of a specific era
If any of these words make their way into your next poem/story, please tag me, or send me a link. I would love to read them!
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