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miserablism

miserablism is the alternative form of miserabilism.

Meaning of miserabilism

Noun

miserabilism (uncountable)

  1. A tendency to take a miserable or pessimistic view on life; a consistently miserable outlook, negativity.
    • Parlementary ideas invariably evinced that most thoroughgoing national miserabilism which had impressed poor Damiens [...].2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 267

Questions about miserablism

What is miserablism the alternative form of?
Miserablism is the alternative form of miserabilism.

Words near miserablism in the dictionary

  1. miserablenesses
  2. miserabler
  3. miserables
  4. miserablest
  5. miserabley
  6. miserablism
  7. miserablist
  8. miserablists
  9. miserably
  10. miserate
  11. miseration

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