Definition of miserabilism in English:
miserabilism
noun ˈmɪz(ə)rəbɪlɪz(ə)mˈmiz(ə)rəbəˌlizəm
mass nounGloomy pessimism or negativity.
the duo spent much of the eighties exploring the lonely outer reaches of miserabilism
Example sentencesExamples
- England's World Cup song should embrace the national pastimes of miserabilism and self-deprecation.
- But perhaps Gwyneth was able to clinch the deal by demonstrating that she had some familiarity with existential miserabilism.
- They exposed my miserabilism for the false consciousness it was.
- Salinger's mother was a member of the Scottish diaspora: perhaps Holden Caulfield's existentialist gloom owes more to Scottish miserabilism than to adolescent angst.
- Rather than being just a study in Scottish miserabilism Burnside's new book is a chilling display case of grotesques, shot through with a bleak and mordant humour.