pessimism /pesˈi-mi-zm/

1. A tendency to look on the dark side of things, opp to optimism
2. A depressing view of life
3. (loosely) despondency, hopelessness
4. The doctrine that the world is bad rather than good (philosophy)
5. The worst state (obsolete)

pessˈimist noun

1. A person who believes that everything is tending to the worst
2. A person who looks too much on the dark side of things

pessimisˈtic or pessimisˈtical adjective

pessimisˈtically adverb

• reappointments
• reappoints
• reapportion
• reapportioned
• reapportioning
• reapportionment
• reapportions
• reappraisal
• reappraisals
• reappraise
• reappraised
• reappraisement
• reappraisements
• reappraiser
• reappraisers
• reappraises
• reappraising
• reappropriate
• reappropriated
• reappropriates
• reappropriating
• reappropriation
• reaps
• reap-silver
• rear