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A belief that things tend to grow progressively worse.
Emotionally, Peacock was always drawn to deteriorationism, and in this novel he seems to feel that every facet of public life has grown more corrupt.
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deteriorationist — noun A proponent of deteriorationism; one who believes that things tend to grow worse. Syn: declensionist … Wiktionary
