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pes·si·mism

(pĕs′ə-mĭz′əm)
n.
1. A tendency to stress the negative or unfavorable or to take the gloomiest possible view: "We have seen too much defeatism, too much pessimism, too much of a negative approach" (Margo Jones).
2. The doctrine or belief that this is the worst of all possible worlds and that all things ultimately tend toward evil.
3. The doctrine or belief that the evil in the world outweighs the good.

[French pessimisme (on the model of optimisme, optimism), from Latin pessimus, worst; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]

pes′si·mist n.
pes′si·mis′tic adj.
pes′si·mis′ti·cal·ly adv.
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pes•si•mist

(ˈpɛs ə mɪst)

n.
1. a person who habitually sees or anticipates the worst or is disposed to be gloomy.
2. an adherent of the doctrine of pessimism.
[1830–40]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. pessimist - a person who expects the worst
defeatist, negativist - someone who is resigned to defeat without offering positive suggestions
doubter, sceptic, skeptic - someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs
optimist - a person disposed to take a favorable view of things
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pessimist

noun defeatist, cynic, melancholic, worrier, killjoy, prophet of doom, misanthrope, wet blanket (informal), gloom merchant (informal), doomster Unfortunately, the pessimists are being proved right.
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pessimist

noun
A prophet of misfortune or disaster:
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Translations
الشَّخص المُتَشائِممُتَشَائِمٌ
pesimista
pessimist
pessimisti
pesimist
svartsÿnismaîur
悲観主義者
비관주의자
pesimista
pesimist
pessimist
คนมองโลกในแง่ร้าย
người bi quan

pessimist

[ˈpesɪmɪst] Npesimista mf
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pessimist

[ˈpɛsɪmɪst] npessimiste m/f
I'm a pessimist → Je suis un pessimiste.
Don't be such a pessimist! → Ne sois pas si pessimiste !
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pessimist

nPessimist(in) m(f), → Schwarzseher(in) m(f)
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pessimist

[ˈpɛsɪmɪst] npessimista m/f
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pessimism

(ˈpesimizəm) noun
the state of mind of a person who always expects bad things to happen. pessimisme تَشاؤُم песимизъм pessimismo pesimismus der Pessimismus pessimisme απαισιοδοξία pesimismo pessimism بدبینی pessimismi pessimisme פסימיות निराशावाद, दुखवाद pesimizam pesszimizmus pesimisme svartsÿni pessimismo 悲観主義 비관주의 pesimizmas pesimisms sikap pesimis pessimisme pessimisme pesymizm پد ايسيد نه ، بدبينى، نااميدي: هغه نظريه چه ژونداودنياته يه كركه اوبده ستركه ګورى pessimismo pesimism пессимизм pesimizmus pesimizem pesimizam pessimism การมองโลกในแง่ร้าย kötümserlik 悲觀,悲觀主義 песимізм قنوطيت tính bi quan 悲观,悲观主义
ˈpessimist noun
a person who thinks in this way. He is such a pessimist that he always expects the worst. pessimis الشَّخص المُتَشائِم песимист pessimista pesimista der/die Pessimist(in) pessimist απαισιόδοξος pesimista pessimist آدم بدبین pessimisti pessimiste פסימי निराशावादी pesimist pesszimista pesimis svartsÿnismaður pessimista 悲観主義者 비관주의자 pesimistas pesimists orang yg pesimis pessimist pessimist pesymista بدبين ، نااميد pessimista pesimist пессимист pesimista, -ka pesimist pesimista pessimist คนที่มองโลกในแง่ร้าย kötümser 悲觀主義者 песиміст قنوطي، مايوس người bi quan 悲观主义者
ˌpessiˈmistic adjective
pessimisties مُتَشَائِم песимистичен pessimista pesimistický pessimistisch pessimistisk απαισιόδοξος pesimista pessimistlik بدبینانه pessimistinen pessimiste פסימי निराशावादी, निराशावादात्मक pesimističan borúlátó, pesszimista pesimistis svartsÿnn pessimistic 悲観の 비관주의적 pesimistinis, pesimistiškas pesimistisks pesimistik pessimistisch pessimistisk pesymistyczny بدبينى pessimista pesimist пессимистический pesimistický pesimističen pesimističan pessimistisk ที่มองโลกในแง่ร้าย kötümser 悲觀的 песимістичний قنوطيت پر مبني bi quan 悲观的
ˌpessiˈmistically adverb
pessimisties بصورَةٍ تَشاؤُمِيَّه песимистично pessimistamente pesimisticky pessimistisch pessimistiskt απαισιόδοξα con pesimismo pessimistlikult بطور بدبینانه pessimistisesti avec pessimisme בְּאוֹפֶן פֶּסִימִי निराशावादी ढंग से, निराशावाद के साथ pesimističan borúlátóan secara pesimistis með svartsÿni con pessimismo 悲観して 비관적으로 pesimistiškai pesimistiski pesimistik pessimistisch pessimistisk pesymistycznie په بد بينه توګه pessimistamente pesimist; cu pesi­mism пессимистически pesimisticky pesimistično pesimistično pessimistiskt อย่างในแง่ร้าย kötümserlikle 悲觀地 песимістично قنوطيت پسندانہ một cách bi quan 悲观地
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pessimist

مُتَشَائِمٌ pesimista pessimist Pessimist πεσιμιστής pesimista pessimisti pessimiste pesimist pessimista 悲観主義者 비관주의자 pessimist pessimist pesymista pessimista пессимист pessimist คนมองโลกในแง่ร้าย kötümser người bi quan 悲观论者
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pessimist

n. pesimista, persona que muestra pesimismo.
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