PEJORISM

PRONUNCIATION: (PEJ-uh-riz-uhm)

MEANING: noun: The belief that the world is becoming worse.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin peior (worse). Earliest documented use: 1879. One holding such a belief is a pejorist.
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MEJORISM - the chief official of Mexico City is a confirmed optimist, and believes that things will inevitably get better

PERORISM - a habit of saving the most telling arguments to the end of your presentation

"P.E.-OR"-ISM - an approach to High School gym class that lets the student substitute an equivalent activity