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pessimistic
pes·si·mism P0216200 (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.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | pessimistic - expecting the worst possible outcomehopeless - without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success; "in an agony of hopeless grief"; "with a hopeless sigh he sat down"negative - characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features; "a negative outlook on life"; "a colorless negative personality"; "a negative evaluation"; "a negative reaction to an advertising campaign"optimistic - expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds; "in an optimistic mood"; "optimistic plans"; "took an optimistic view" |
pessimisticadjective gloomy, dark, despairing, bleak, resigned, sad, depressed, cynical, hopeless, melancholy, glum, dejected, foreboding, despondent, morose, fatalistic, distrustful, downhearted, misanthropic his excessively pessimistic view of life
optimistic, bright, assured, hopeful, cheerful, buoyant, exhilarated, cheery, sanguine, in good heartpessimisticadjectiveMarked by little hopefulness:dark, dismal, gloomy.Translationspessimism (ˈpesimizəm) noun the state of mind of a person who always expects bad things to happen. 悲觀，悲觀主義 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. 悲觀主義者 悲观主义者ˌpessiˈmistic adjective 悲觀的 悲观的ˌpessiˈmistically adverb 悲觀地 悲观地
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Synonyms for pessimisticadj gloomySynonyms- gloomy
- dark
- despairing
- bleak
- resigned
- sad
- depressed
- cynical
- hopeless
- melancholy
- glum
- dejected
- foreboding
- despondent
- morose
- fatalistic
- distrustful
- downhearted
- misanthropic
Antonyms- optimistic
- bright
- assured
- hopeful
- cheerful
- buoyant
- exhilarated
- cheery
- sanguine
- in good heart
Synonyms for pessimisticadj marked by little hopefulnessSynonymsAntonyms for pessimisticadj expecting the worst possible outcomeRelated WordsAntonyms |