Meaning of miserabilist | Babel Free

Definitions

One who is unhappy, or extols being miserable as a virtue; a philosopher of pessimism.

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Examples

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

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

“The former Smiths singer, professional miserabilist, vegetarian and gladioli-distributor has posed nude for the inner sleeve artwork for his new single, Heaven Knows I'm Naked Now.”

“She said center-right French politicians have started disparaging climate activists as “miserabilists”, […]”

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