cultural pessimism (English, noun)
expansion: cultural pessimism (uncountable)
Senses:
glosses: An attitude that sees sociocultural changes (in general or in the present situation) as predominantly tending towards a less moral, less constructive, or generally worse state of affairs; particularly, the idea that at some point civilizations and cultures reach a peak after which they must inevitably decline.
tags: uncountable
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