miserabilistadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈmɪz(ə)rəbəlɪst/,

/ˈmɪz(ə)rəbl̩ɪst/, U.S.

/ˈmɪzər(ə)bələst/,

/ˈmɪzrəbələst/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: miserable adj., -ist suffix.

Etymology: < miserable adj. + -ist suffix, after miserabilism n. (see discussion at that entry). Compare earlier miserabilistic adj.

A. adj.

That advocates or supports miserabilism; self-indulgently pessimistic; gloomily negative.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > pessimism > [adjective]

pessimist1848

pessimistic1854

miserabilistic1882

pessimistical1885

miserabilist1902

1902 Q. Rev. Oct. 632 Leopardi's pessimism is of the ‘miserabilist’ kind.

1955 Yale French Stud. No. 15. 141 He wrote poetic and ‘miserabilist’ short stories of the utmost violence.

2000 A. Calcutt Brit Cult 244/1 Indie adopted drum machines, sportwear and E-induced good times, and its miserabilist incarnation came to an end.

B. n.

An advocate of miserabilism; a person who is self-indulgently pessimistic or gloomily negative.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > pessimism > [noun] > a pessimist

deteriorationist1816

pessimist1827

degenerationist1871

Calamity Jane1876

catastrophist1879

miserabilist1986

Debbie Downer2004

1986 Women's Rev. Sept. 43/2 Ben Watt's resolute wimpiness and Tracey Thorne's strong, feminist-orientated lyrics had them wrongly branded as grim miserabilists by the media.

1993 Times Lit. Suppl. 4 June 3/3 Scots miserabilist, guilt-laden puritan, chippy philistine though he surely is, you can't say the lad lacks guts.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	miserabilist
释义	miserabilistadj.n. Brit. /ˈmɪz(ə)rəbəlɪst/, /ˈmɪz(ə)rəbl̩ɪst/, U.S. /ˈmɪzər(ə)bələst/, /ˈmɪzrəbələst/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: miserable adj., -ist suffix. Etymology: < miserable adj. + -ist suffix, after miserabilism n. (see discussion at that entry). Compare earlier miserabilistic adj. A. adj. That advocates or supports miserabilism; self-indulgently pessimistic; gloomily negative. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > pessimism > [adjective] pessimist1848 pessimistic1854 miserabilistic1882 pessimistical1885 miserabilist1902 1902 Q. Rev. Oct. 632 Leopardi's pessimism is of the ‘miserabilist’ kind. 1955 Yale French Stud. No. 15. 141 He wrote poetic and ‘miserabilist’ short stories of the utmost violence. 2000 A. Calcutt Brit Cult 244/1 Indie adopted drum machines, sportwear and E-induced good times, and its miserabilist incarnation came to an end. B. n. An advocate of miserabilism; a person who is self-indulgently pessimistic or gloomily negative. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > pessimism > [noun] > a pessimist deteriorationist1816 pessimist1827 degenerationist1871 Calamity Jane1876 catastrophist1879 miserabilist1986 Debbie Downer2004 1986 Women's Rev. Sept. 43/2 Ben Watt's resolute wimpiness and Tracey Thorne's strong, feminist-orientated lyrics had them wrongly branded as grim miserabilists by the media. 1993 Times Lit. Suppl. 4 June 3/3 Scots miserabilist, guilt-laden puritan, chippy philistine though he surely is, you can't say the lad lacks guts. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1902
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