Definder - what does the word mean?

What is Sehnsucht?

Sehnsucht.

(n.)

(German)

(zEn-‘zUkt)

A wistful longing or indescribable yearning in the heart for we know not what

Verwobene Fiktion und Dokumentation stillen die Sehnsucht der Leser nach Wahrheit und Erfahrung.

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Interwoven fiction and documentary satisfy the reader's longing for truth and experience.

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Sehnsucht - meme gif

Sehnsucht meme gif

Sehnsucht - video

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Sehnsucht - what is it?

Nostalgia for an event or thing that you have never experienced or had before.

Person A: Hey... I just got this old-fashioned TV the other day... Even if I never had one, I still feel nostalgia for it.
Person B: That's called Sehnsucht.

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What does "Sehnsucht" mean?

Sehnsucht (German) is the longing or yearning for something unachievable by someone, be it love or some of the motives common in the romanticism like travel and freedom.

1: Oh, sweet life why can't i be free and head out to and see the world.

2: That's Sehnsucht

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