different between miserabilism vs miserabilist

English

Alternative forms

• miserablism

Etymology

From German Miserabilismus, French misérabilisme, corresponding to miserable +? -ism.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?m?z??b?l?z(?)m/

Noun

miserabilism (uncountable)

1. A tendency to take a miserable or pessimistic view on life; a consistently miserable outlook, negativity.
   • 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, p. 267:

     Parlementary ideas invariably evinced that most thoroughgoing national miserabilism which had impressed poor Damiens [...].

English

Etymology

Variant of miserable +? -ist, with interconsonant -i- added due to difficulty or lack of flow in pronouncing miserablist.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?z???b?l?st/

Noun

miserabilist (plural miserabilists)

1. One who is unhappy, or extols being miserable as a virtue; a philosopher of pessimism.
   • 1991, Anthony Powell, Under review: further writings on writers, 1946-1989, page 242

     Gissing is never more of a miserabilist than when trying to be light-hearted.

   • 2006, Iain Sinclair, London: city of disappearances, page 314

     An old, failed actor who lived on his own, he never had friends dropping by, because he was a bedridden inconsiderate miserabilist.

Usage notes

Also appears as variant miserablist (without interconsonantal -i-), but this latter is less common; likewise miserabilism (with -i-) is more common than miserablism (without -i-).

Synonyms

• buzzkill, killjoy, spoilsport; see also Thesaurus:spoilsport

Related terms

• miserablism
• miserabilism
• miserablist

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