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Micawberism.

optimism in the face of financial adversity

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. optimism in the face of financial adversity

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

After Wilkins Micawber in Charles Dickens' novel David Copperfield (1850).

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