Gissing is never more of a miserabilist than when trying to be light-hearted.
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Miserabilist
//ˈmɪzəɹəbəlɪst//
Synonyms for "miserabilist" (14 found)
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Finnish
1 entries- synkistelijä noun (one who extols being miserable)
French
1 entries- misérabiliste noun (one who extols being miserable)
Swedish
1 entries- dysterkvist noun (one who extols being miserable)
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An old, failed actor who lived on his own, he never had friends dropping by, because he was a bedridden inconsiderate miserabilist.
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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.
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She said center-right French politicians have started disparaging climate activists as “miserabilists”, […]
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