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German
Etymology
From schwarzsehen + -erei.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): ,
- Hyphenation: Schwarz‧se‧he‧rei
- Rhymes: -aɪ̯
Noun
Schwarzseherei f (genitive Schwarzseherei, plural Schwarzsehereien)
- defeatism, pessimism
- Synonyms: Pessimismus, Schwarzmalerei
1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg, volume 2, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 325:[…] er meinte, die landläufige Auffassung, philosophische Gläubigkeit und auf das Gute vertrauende Zuversicht sei ein Ausdruck von Gesundheit, Schwarzseherei und Weltverurteilung, […]- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Declension of Schwarzseherei
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