Definitions For Miserabilist

Noun

MISERABILIST (plural MISERABILISTs) One who is unhappy, or extols being miserable as a virtue; a philosopher of pessimism.

Usage notes

Also appears as variant miserablist (without interconsonantal , -i-), but this latter is less common; likewise miserabilism (with , -i-) is more common than miserablism (without , -i-).

Synonyms

buzzkill, killjoy, spoilsport; see also thesaurus:spoilsport

Related terms

miserablism miserabilism miserablist

Translations

Finnish: synkistelijä French: misérabiliste Swedish: dysterkvist, c

Etymology

Variant of miserable + ist, with interconsonant -i- added due to difficulty or lack of flow in pronouncing miserablist.

Is Miserabilist a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) NO
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
16
Words with Friends
19

The word Miserabilist is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends

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