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Meaning of collapsitarianism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

Desire to see, or belief that one will see, a social or economic collapse.

uncountable

Examples

“To its adherents, collapsitarianism suggests a giddy liberation from hope⟳, from futile shoring up of ailing economies like⟳ Detroit’s and the Sunbelt’s, from bailouts and stimulus plans and climate change⟳ and toxic-asset recovery.”
“The Southern Reach⟳ books imaginatively figure⟳ this contact⟳. The beauty of the books is that they let⟳ the other side win⟳. They offer⟳ a collapsitarianism in reverse.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

collapsium collapsogram collapsologist collapsology collar collar and elbow

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