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doomism

doomism noun: the belief that serious damage from climate change is unavoidable.

Noun

doomism (uncountable)

  1. (climate change) The belief that serious damage from climate change is unavoidable.
    • Plenty of Gen Zers are still optimistic about the climate crisis and recognize an inherent fallacy within doomism.2020 September 21, Alexandra Villarreal, “Meet the doomers: why some young US voters have given up hope on climate”, in The Guardian
    • Both denial and doomism serve the purpose of creating a justification for inaction, but doomism serves those who can't stomach the fever swamps of denialism.2020, Ketan Joshi, Windfall: Unlocking a fossil-free future, →ISBN

Origin of doomism

From doom + -ism.

Questions about doomism

What does doomism mean?
Doomism means the belief that serious damage from climate change is unavoidable.
What part of speech is doomism?
Doomism is a noun.

Words near doomism in the dictionary

  1. doomiest and gloomiest
  2. doomily
  3. doominess
  4. dooming
  5. doomings
  6. doomism
  7. doomist
  8. doomists
  9. doomjobber
  10. doomjobbers
  11. doomjobbing

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