Europessimism en · NOUN
Etymology
From Euro- + pessimism.
Meanings
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(informal, uncountable) Pessimistic feelings about Europe, especially regarding economic crises in Western Europe in the 1970s.
The 1970s were therefore the era of Europessimism. Europe seemed unable to adjust to the changed circumstances of international growth and competition […]
1992, Wayne Sandholtz, The Highest Stakes: The Economic Foundations of the Next Security System:Today, "Europessimism" belongs to the past. European economies have been growing […]
1990, Otto Hieronymi, Economic Policies for the New Hungary:Today in the West, Europessimism is back in fashion where Eastern Europe is concerned.
1994, Geoffrey Pridham, Tatu Vanhanen, Democratization in Eastern Europe: