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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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Adv. 1. pessimistically - with pessimism; in a pessimistic manner; "he evaluated his chances for survival rather pessimistically"
optimistically - with optimism; in an optimistic manner; "`We have a good chance of winning,' he exclaimed optimistically"
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Translations
بصورَةٍ تَشاؤُمِيَّه
pesimisticky
borúlátóan
meî svartsÿni
pesimisticky
kötümserlikle

pessimistically

[ˌpesɪˈmɪstɪkəlɪ] ADVcon pesimismo
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pessimistically

[ˌpɛsɪˈmɪstɪkəli] advavec pessimisme
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pessimistically

advpessimistisch
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pessimistically

[ˌpɛsɪˈmɪstɪklɪ] advpessimisticamente
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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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Marilla pessimistically expected more trouble since Anne had again begun to go to school.
"I don't suppose anything very wonderful will happen in them," said Felix pessimistically. To Felix, just then, life was flat, stale and unprofitable because it was his turn to go home with Sara Ray.
'Pessimistically we are thinking that this is likely to be Wednesday before the all clear is given.
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Very pessimistically, we hope and pray for this conflict not to erupt further, and for the peaceful and prosperous future of the both countries.
"I had been saying pessimistically that the Tories would cling on to office," he told me.
The mission went on to point out that the OHCHR saw the environment in the Kingdom pessimistically based on the fate of only the CNRP, ignoring the 20 other political parties competing in the poll.
One will argue pessimistically that our country has the resource to cater for the growing population, and that is correct.
If they don't see return on their investments, they might end up joining the business process outsourcing firms and make much more money,' he notes, pessimistically.

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