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miserabilists

miserabilists is the plural of miserabilist.

Meaning of miserabilist

Noun

miserabilist (plural miserabilists)

  1. One who is unhappy, or extols being miserable as a virtue; a philosopher of pessimism.
    • Gissing is never more of a miserabilist than when trying to be light-hearted.1991, Anthony Powell, Under review: further writings on writers, 1946-1989, page 242

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Questions about miserabilists

What is miserabilists the plural of?
Miserabilists is the plural of miserabilist.

Words near miserabilists in the dictionary

  1. misequalizing
  2. miser
  3. miserabilism
  4. miserabilist
  5. miserabilistic
  6. miserabilists
  7. miserability
  8. miserable
  9. miserable as a wet hen
  10. miserableness
  11. miserablenesses

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