Miserabilism
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmɪzɹəbəlɪz(ə)m/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Miserabilism is a noun meaning A tendency to take a miserable or pessimistic view on life; a consistently miserable outlook, negativity.
Meaning
A tendency to take a miserable or pessimistic view on life; a consistently miserable outlook, negativity.
Example Sentences
The term “performative miserabilism” has been coined to explain France’s confusing penchant towards self-cynicism.
Parlementary ideas invariably evinced that most thoroughgoing national miserabilism which had impressed poor Damiens [...].
Nobody will ever 'fix' the internet, just as nobody will ever fix the world. But this has never justified giving in to miserabilism about life offline.
A beautiful-looking slice of British miserabilism, “Fish Tank” traces what happens to a 15-year-old (Katie Jarvis) when her mother’s boyfriend moves into the family’s cramped flat, a story that can be summed up by the lyrics, sung by Nas, that portentously bring the accumulated bleak moments to a close: “Life’s a bitch and then you die.”
Word Forms
- miserablism
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include miserableness, miserdom, miserhood, miserability, morbidity, miserliness.
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