cultural pessimism

== English == === Etymology === From cultural +‎ pessimism. === Noun === cultural pessimism (uncountable) 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. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === cultural pessimism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia