From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpessimismpes‧si‧mi‧sm /ˈpesəmɪzəm/ noun [uncountable]a tendency to believe that bad things will happenOPP optimismpessimism about/overThere is deep pessimism about the future.Examples from the Corpuspessimism• Veblen thus precipitated the doubts and pessimism which lurked in the centraltradition.• In July, with a seeming disavowal of his earlier pessimism, he pushed the market up.• How could a philosophy of government that flew in the face of liberalpessimism win votes?• A mood of pessimism had lodged in him.• This is not a sign of pessimism, but rather of realism.• Your optimism is admirable, Mr Barnett, the more so since pessimism is, I suspect, your natural mood.• The big firmsreckon that this pessimism is overdone.• In May, with the suddenspectre of civil war, pessimism turned to panic.pessimism about/over• The markets moved lower on the reports as well as continued pessimism over the economy.• On financial markets today, bonds and stocksplunged amid growing pessimism about an early balanced-budget accord.• Berger's irrationalist pessimism about the fate of ideas in history is neither fully justified by history nor required by logic.• California is not alone in its pessimism over the future of wastedisposal.• This may take the form of individual optimism or pessimism aboutlikely future events within the territory.• Afterwards, Republicanpessimism about the latest development was fed by an inspection of the new Clinton-backed budget plan.• Baldwin's pessimism about the future was probably genuine, although totally misplaced.• Machiavelli and Kearns share a similarpessimism about the changeability of power styles.Originpessimism(1700-1800)Frenchpessimisme, from Latinpessimus"worst"