English Explanatory Dictionary

cultural pessimism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An attitude that sees sociocultural changes (in general or in the present situation) as predominantly tending towards a less moral, less constructive, or generally worse state of affairs; particularly, the idea that at some point civilizations and cultures reach a peak after which they must inevitably decline.

Word forms

cultural pessimism

Etymology

From cultural + pessimism.

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