Deteriorationist

/dɪˌtɪəriəˈreɪʃənɪst/ noun

Definition

A person who believes in or advocates for the theory that things naturally deteriorate or decline, or that human society is in decline.

Etymology

From deterioration + -ist (suffix for a person who holds a belief), derived from Latin deteriorare (to make worse).

Kelly Says

Deteriorationists in the 19th century argued against progress—they saw technology and society as declining from some past golden age, a perspective that influenced dystopian literature and shaped how we think about the future.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መደበደብ
me-de-be-deb
ARالعربية
مُؤمنٌ بالتفكك
mu'minun bil-tafakak
BNবাংলা
বিবর্ধনবাদী
bi-bordhona-ba-dee
CACatalà
deteriorador
deh-teer-ee-oh-ra-dor
CSČeština
zničitel
z-ni-chi-tel
DADansk
forfaldstilhænger
for-falls-ti-læn-ger
DEDeutsch
Verfaller
fer-fall-er
ELΕλληνικά
καταστροφέας
kata-stro-feas
ESEspañol
deterioracionista
deh-teer-io-rah-see-on-is-tah
FAفارسی
انحلالگرا
an-hi-lal-gra
FISuomi
heikentyttäjä
hei-ken-tyt-tä-jä
FRFrançais
détériorateur
deh-tay-ree-oh-rah-toor
GUGU
પડકાર
pad-ka-ar
HAHA
karya
ka-rya
HEעברית
מַרְעֵב
mar-ev
HIहिन्दी
विस्तारवाद
vis-taar-vaad
HUMagyar
romboló
rom-bo-lo
IDBahasa Indonesia
penuh kerusakan
penuh ker-us-akan
IGIG
ọdọ
oh-doh
ITItaliano
deteriorista
deh-teer-ee-oh-ree-sta
JA日本語
劣化主義者
reta-suugi-shi-za
KKKK
зақымдаушы
za-ky-m-dau-shy
KMKM
អន្តរក្ស
on-tra-ks
KO한국어
악화주의자
ag-hwa-ju-i-ja
MRMR
विस्तारवादी
vis-taar-va-dee
MSBahasa Melayu
pengrosak
pen-gro-sak
MYမြန်မာ
ပျက်စီး
pyat-si
NLNederlands
vervaler
ver-val-er
NONorsk
forfallsforkjemper
for-falls-for-kjem-per
PAPA
ਖਰਾਬ
kha-rab
PLPolski
deteriorator
deh-teer-ee-oh-ra-tor
PTPortuguês
deterioracionista
deh-teer-ee-oh-rah-see-on-is-tah
RORomână
deteriorator
deh-teer-ee-oh-ra-tor
RUРусский
деterioracionista
deh-teer-ee-oh-rah-see-on-is-tah
SVSvenska
förfallsförespråkare
för-falls-för-es-präk-are
SWKiswahili
mnyonyaji
m-nyo-nya-ji
TAதமிழ்
குறைவு
ku-rai-vu
TEతెలుగు
deteriorationist
deh-teer-ee-oh-rah-see-on-is-tah
THไทย
ผู้สนับสนุนการเสื่อมโทรม
phûu sanûp-sân khâan gâr sèu-m thô-rom
TLTL
mang-aag
mang-aag
TRTürkçe
deteriorasyoncu
deh-teer-ee-oh-ra-shon-koo
UKУкраїнська
деteriorationist
deh-teer-ee-oh-rah-see-on-is-tah
URاردو
خرابکار
khar-ab-kaar
VITiếng Việt
người ủng hộ sự suy thoái
nguoi ung ho su suy thoai
YOYO
àlò
ah-loh
ZH中文
恶化主义者
èhuà zhǔyì zhě
ZUZU
ukuthi
oo-koo-thee

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