Home › Words › M › miserabilistmiserabilist/ˈmɪzəɹəbəlɪst/miserabilist means miserable, pessimistic.miserabilist is pronounced /ˈmɪzəɹəbəlɪst/.EtymologyVariant of miserable + -ist, with interconsonant -i- added due to difficulty or lack of flow in pronouncing miserablist.adjMiserable, pessimistic.e.g.“This is a radical difference between the naturalism of the miserabilist approach, and the naturalism practiced by the Romanian New Wave.” — 2014, Doru Pop, Romanian New Wave Cinema: An Introduction, McFarland, →ISBN, page 61:nounOne who is unhappy, or extols being miserable as a virtue; a philosopher of pessimism.e.g.“Gissing is never more of a miserabilist than when trying to be light-hearted.” — 1991, Anthony Powell, Under review: further writings on writers, 1946-1989, page 242:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.miserabilism 80% match — A tendency to take a miserable or pessimistic view on life; a consistently miserable outlook, negativity. vs miserabilist →miseryguts 72% match — A miserable, negative person. vs miserabilist →miserism 67% match — miserliness vs miserabilist →miserableness 67% match — The property of being miserable. vs miserabilist →miserability 66% match — miserableness vs miserabilist →malist 61% match — One who subscribes to the theory of malism; someone who thinks the world is inherently evil. vs miserabilist →misosopher 60% match — One who hates wisdom or knowledge. vs miserabilist →commiserator 59% match — One who commiserates or pities. vs miserabilist →