miserabilism

/ˈmɪzɹəbəlɪz(ə)m/

miserabilism means A tendency to take a miserable or pessimistic view on life; a consistently miserable outlook, negativity. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

miserabilism is pronounced /ˈmɪzɹəbəlɪz(ə)m/.

Why “miserabilism” is a great word

MISERABILISM — [Noun] A tendency or philosophy of taking a consistently miserable or pessimistic view of life. From German Miserabilismus or French misérabilisme, corresponding to English 'miserable' (from Latin miserabilis, "pitiable, wretched") + the suffix '-ism' (denoting a system, principle, or distinctive practice). Unlike pessimism (a general expectation of adverse outcomes) or nihilism (a metaphysical rejection of meaning), miserabilism is the active cultivation of wretchedness as a principled stance. It is the satisfaction of finding the one rotten berry in a perfect punnet, the savoring of a minor slight as a deep confirmation of life's unfairness, and the quiet pride in predicting the rain—a conviction that to be correct in one's gloom is a deeper, truer knowledge than to be happy and wrong.

Etymology

From German Miserabilismus, French misérabilisme, corresponding to miserable + -ism.

noun

A tendency to take a miserable or pessimistic view on life; a consistently miserable outlook, negativity.“Parlementary ideas invariably evinced that most thoroughgoing national miserabilism which had impressed poor Damiens [...].”