miserablism

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A form of miserabilism — A tendency to take a miserable or pessimistic view on life; a consistently miserable outlook, negativity.

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Meanings

nounmiserablism (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of miserabilism.

    Also screening during this first festival week is Andrea Arnold’s “Red Road,” a well-acted slice of British miserablism about a woman out for revenge by any preposterous means necessary.

    2007 March 21, Manohla Dargis, “Those New Directors Keep on Emerging...”, in New York Times
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APA

miserablism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miserablism

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“miserablism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miserablism. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “miserablism,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miserablism.

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