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Europessimism

Europessimism noun: pessimistic feelings about Europe, especially regarding economic crises in Western Europe in the 1970s.

Noun

Europessimism (uncountable)

  1. (informal) Pessimistic feelings about Europe, especially regarding economic crises in Western Europe in the 1970s.
    • Today, "Europessimism" belongs to the past. European economies have been growing […]1990, Otto Hieronymi, Economic Policies for the New Hungary
    • The 1970s were therefore the era of Europessimism. Europe seemed unable to adjust to the changed circumstances of international growth and competition […]1992, Wayne Sandholtz, The Highest Stakes: The Economic Foundations of the Next Security System

Antonyms of Europessimism

Origin of Europessimism

From Euro- + pessimism.

Questions about Europessimism

What does Europessimism mean?
Europessimism means pessimistic feelings about Europe, especially regarding economic crises in Western Europe in the 1970s.
What part of speech is Europessimism?
Europessimism is a noun.

Words near Europessimism in the dictionary

  1. europeanizing
  2. Europeanly
  3. Europeanness
  4. Europeans
  5. Europes
  6. Europessimism
  7. Europeward
  8. Europewide
  9. europhile
  10. europhiles
  11. europhilia

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