Micawberism
/mɪˈkɔːbərɪz(ə)m
/noun [mass noun]
Unjustified or irresponsible optimism: this kind of Micawberism is one of the causes of failure in personal life
Origin
Late 19th century: from the name of the character Wilkins Micawber, in Charles Dickens's novel David Copperfield.
- disentitlement
- disentomb
- disentombment
- disequilibrium
- disestablish
- disestablishment
- disestablishmentarianism
- disesteem
- diseuse
- disfavor
- disfavour
- disfellowship
- disfiguration
- disfigure
- disfigurement
- disforest
- disforestation
- disfranchise
- disfranchisement
- disfrock
- disgorge
- disgorgement
- disgorger
- disgrace
- disgraced