heteropessimistic
/ˌhɛ.tə.ɹəˌpɛ.səˈmɪs.tɪk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
26
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Exhibiting or relating to heteropessimism.
Example Sentences
- "For [C.K.] Louie, masturbation’s explicitness (its permanence as a fact of male heterosexuality) as well as its mediation (its dependence on controlling women as objects of desire) advance the heteropessimistic thesis that all male fantasies must compulsively mistreat women."
- "To transcend the severe limitations (indeed, violent transphobia) of dissident feminism, as well as the heteropessimistic despair found in orthodox feminism, feminists must try – however cathartic and in one sense therapeutic it is – to resist the temptation to reinscribe the identity of ‘man’ at the expense of more politically productive feminist analysis."
- "But as Ms. Montei suggests, the heteropessimistic spirit of the moment isn’t just about sex or dating."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- English pessimist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English pessimistic English heteropessimistic From hetero- + pessimistic.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌhɛ.tə.ɹəˌpɛ.səˈmɪs.tɪk/
Inflected Forms
more heteropessimistic (comparative)
most heteropessimistic (superlative)