Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

doomism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: doomism
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The belief that serious damage from climate change is unavoidable.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Plenty of Gen Zers are still optimistic about the climate crisis and recognize an inherent fallacy within doomism."
"Both denial and doomism serve the purpose of creating a justification for inaction, but doomism serves those who can't stomach the fever swamps of denialism."
"Finally, and most significantly, doomism has a strange view on the escapability of climate change."

Etymology

From doom + -ism.

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

deep adaptation

Frequently Paired Words

doomerism doomer doomist doomster deep adaptation climate denialism delayism

Questions

What does doomism mean?: The belief that serious damage from climate change is unavoidable.
Where does doomism come from?: From doom + -ism.

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