miserabilism

ˈmɪzərəˌbɪlɪzəm

Definition

Definition of miserabilism - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

enjoying gloom

Rare

quality of enjoying being depressed or gloomy

Rare

Her miserabilism was evident in her choice of sad music.

gloominess

melancholy

pessimism

pessimistic philosophy

Rare

belief that the world is as bad as it can be

Rare

His miserabilism led him to distrust any positive news.

cynicism

pessimism

art

TECH.

mid-20th century French art movement embracing gloom

TECH.

Miserabilism influenced many artists in post-war France.

gloominess

pessimism

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Origin of miserabilism

English, miserable (unhappy) + -ism (doctrine)

Examples of miserabilism in a sentence

The novel's tone was steeped in miserabilism.
Her miserabilism made her a difficult person to be around.
Miserabilism colored his view of the future.
Miserabilism was evident in the gallery's collection.
The novel's themes were influenced by miserabilism.

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French:misérabilisme, mouvement misérabiliste, ...
German:Miserabilismus, extremer Pessimismus, ...
Italian:miserabilismo, pessimismo estremo, ...
Spanish:miserabilismo, pesimismo extremo, ...
Portuguese:miserabilismo, ...
Chinese:忧郁享受, 悲观主义, ...
Japanese:ミゼラビリズム, 悲観主義, ...
Arabic:نَزْعَة الاسْتِمْتاع بِالكآبَة, نزعة التشاؤم المطلق, ...
Hebrew:מִיזֵרָבִּילִיזְם, מִיזֵרַבִּילִיזְם, ...
Russian:меланхолизм, пессимизм, ...
Ukrainian:мізерабілізм, песимізм, ...
Hindi:माइज़रबिलिज़्म, दु:खवाद, ...
Bengali:বিষণ্ণতার আনন্দ, দুর্দশাবাদ, ...
Catalan:miserabilisme, pessimisme extrem, ...
Czech:pesimismus, víra, že svět je co nejhorší, ...
Danish:miserabilisme, ekstrem pessimisme, ...
Dutch:miserabilisme, pessimistische filosofie, ...
Greek:μελαγχολία, μισεραμπιλισμός, ...
Hungarian:borúlátás, mizerabilizmus, ...
Khmer:និស្ស័យចូលចិត្តភាពសោកសៅ ឬអាប់អួរ, ទស្សនៈជឿថាពិភពលោកអាក្រក់ដល់កម្រិតអាក្រក់បំផុត, ...
Korean:우울주의, 비관주의, ...
Persian:افسردگی‌گرایی, میزرابیلیسم, ...
Polish:miserabilizm, mizerabilizm, ...
Portuguese (BR):miserabilismo, arte melancólica, ...
Romanian:mizerabilism, filozofie pesimistă, ...
Swedish:dysterhet, pessimism, ...
Thai:ความหม่นหมอง, ความมองโลกในแง่ร้าย, ...
Turkish:kasvetçilik, miserabilizm, ...
Vietnamese:sự thích u ám, miserabilism, ...

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