pejorism
/ˈpiːdʒərɪz(ə)m/ /ˈpɛdʒərɪz(ə)m/noun
The belief that the world is becoming worse.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Friedrich Max Müller (1823–1900), Sanskritist and philologist. From classical Latin pēior worse + -ism, after pessimism.
- Superlative Surprise
- superlattice
- superlight
- superliminary
- superlineal
- superlinear
- superloo
- superluminal
- superluminally
- superlunar
- superlunary
- supermajority
- supermale
- superman
- supermanhood
- supermania
- supermanism
- supermanliness
- supermanly
- supermarginal
- supermarine
- supermarket
- supermarket cart
- supermarketeer
- supermarket giant