dismal science
Noun
Meaning
dismal science (plural dismal sciences)
(idiomatic, sometimes derogatory, sometimes humorous, usually with "the") Economics or the field of political economy.
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Examples
Economics never was a dismal science. It should be a realistic science.
Economics has been called the dismal science. Once you get to understand it, you may not find it so dismal, but you don't find it much of a science either.
Respectable Professors of the Dismal Science.