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miserablist

miserablist is the alternative spelling 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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Forms of miserablist

pluralmiserablists

Origin of miserablist

From miserable + -ist.

Questions about miserablist

What is miserablist the alternative spelling of?
Miserablist is the alternative spelling of miserabilist.

Words near miserablist in the dictionary

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

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