catastrofismo

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Italian

Noun

catastrofismo m (plural catastrofismi)

  1. catastrophe theory
  2. excessive pessimism
  3. disaster movie

Spanish

Etymology

From catástrofe +‎ -ismo.

Noun

catastrofismo m (plural catastrofismos)

  1. catastrophism, alarmism
    • 2015 July 31, “Ni ‘ufanismo’ ni catastrofismo”, in El País:
      Brasil vive tradicionalmente ciclos emocionales: del ufanismo, una autoestima fantasiosa de su grandeza, a, (cuando la realidad es adversa) el catastrofismo, un exagerado pesimismo sobre los defectos inherentes a una sociedad en metamorfosis.
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