miserabilism

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Synonyms: miserabilist, miserablism, miserablist

Antonyms: miserabilist, miserablism, miserablist

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Noun

1. A tendency to take a [[miserable]] or [[pessimistic]] view on life; a consistently miserable outlook, [[negativity]].
2. {{lb|en|historical|art}} A [[movement]] in French art of the 1940s and 1950s, characterised by a [[morbid]] and [[exaggerated]] [[aestheticisation]] of [[misery]] in the spirit of extreme [[naturalism]].

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