miserabilist
miserablist (ˈmɪzərəblɪst, ˈmɪzrə-)
/ (ˈmɪzərəbɪlɪst, ˈmɪzrə-) /
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noun
a person who appears to enjoy being depressed, esp a performer of or listener to gloomy music
adjective
of, resembling, or likely to be enjoyed by a miserabilist or miserabilists
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Words nearby miserabilist
mis en bouteilles, Miseno, Misenus, miser, miserabilism, miserabilist, miserable, misère, Miserere, misericord, miserly
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How to use miserabilist in a sentence
The professional miserabilist, whose hits include, ‘The Queen is Dead’, told gig-goers in Cordoba that.