Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

europessimism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: eu-ropes-simism
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Pessimistic feelings about Europe, especially regarding economic crises in Western Europe in the 1970s.

Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Today, "Europessimism" belongs to the past. European economies have been growing […]"
"The 1970s were therefore the era of Europessimism. Europe seemed unable to adjust to the changed circumstances of international growth and competition […]"
"Today in the West, Europessimism is back in fashion where Eastern Europe is concerned."

Etymology

From Euro- + pessimism.

Usage

Antonyms

Europhoria

Questions

What does europessimism mean?: Pessimistic feelings about Europe, especially regarding economic crises in Western Europe in the 1970s.
Where does europessimism come from?: From Euro- + pessimism.

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