pejorist

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noun

One who believes that the world is getting worse.

Similar
pejorationist
OriginLatin peior →
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Meanings

nounpejorist (plural pejorists)

plural pejorists · alternative peiorist

  1. One who believes that the world is getting worse.

    Synonyms: pejorationist

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne who believes that the world is getting worse.

Similar
pejorationist
Also see
pejorationist

Origin

  1. Latinpeior“worse”
  2. Englishpejorist

From Latin peior (“worse”) + -ist.

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APA

pejorist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pejorist

MLA

“pejorist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pejorist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pejorist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pejorist.

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