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deteriorationism

noun

Etymology

From deterioration + -ism.

  1. borrowed from détérioration
  2. suffixed as deteriorationism — “deterioration + ism”

Definitions

  1. A belief that things tend to grow progressively worse.

    • Emotionally, Peacock was always drawn to deteriorationism, and in this novel he seems to feel that every facet of public life has grown more corrupt.

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