Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deteriorationism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-te-ri-o-ra-tionism
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A belief that things tend to grow progressively worse.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From deterioration + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: deterioration

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

deteriorationist

Frequently Paired Words

declinism shittification

Questions

What does deteriorationism mean?: A belief that things tend to grow progressively worse.
Where does deteriorationism come from?: From deterioration + -ism.

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