malistn.

Brit.

/ˈmeɪlɪst/, U.S.

/ˈmeɪlɪst/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin malus , -ist suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin malus bad (see mal- prefix) + -ist suffix, after pessimist n. Compare malism n., bonist n.

A person who holds the doctrine of malism.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > pessimism > [noun] > doctrine that the world is evil > believer in

malist1882

1882 J. W. Barlow Ultimatum of Pessimism 5 So we see that Optimist and Pessimist are no longer suitable names..; and the positive forms Bonist and Malist would certainly be more appropriate.

1887 T. K. Cheyne Job & Solomon 202 Bad as things are, he does not believe that the world is getting worse and worse..he is a ‘malist’.

1932 Times Lit. Suppl. 14 July 508/4 Between optimists and pessimists there are those who style themselves..bonists, malists and pejorists.

1980 Dædalus Spring 60 The nightmare of a regimented egalitarian future did not make him a ‘pessimist’, but a ‘malist’, which was..an extreme apprehension.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	malist
释义	malistn. Brit. /ˈmeɪlɪst/, U.S. /ˈmeɪlɪst/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin malus , -ist suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin malus bad (see mal- prefix) + -ist suffix, after pessimist n. Compare malism n., bonist n. A person who holds the doctrine of malism. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > pessimism > [noun] > doctrine that the world is evil > believer in malist1882 1882 J. W. Barlow Ultimatum of Pessimism 5 So we see that Optimist and Pessimist are no longer suitable names..; and the positive forms Bonist and Malist would certainly be more appropriate. 1887 T. K. Cheyne Job & Solomon 202 Bad as things are, he does not believe that the world is getting worse and worse..he is a ‘malist’. 1932 Times Lit. Suppl. 14 July 508/4 Between optimists and pessimists there are those who style themselves..bonists, malists and pejorists. 1980 Dædalus Spring 60 The nightmare of a regimented egalitarian future did not make him a ‘pessimist’, but a ‘malist’, which was..an extreme apprehension. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1882
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