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Pangloss
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Pangloss [ˈpænglɒs]
n
a person who views a situation with unwarranted optimism
Panglossian  adj
[after Dr Pangloss, a character in Voltaire's Candide (1759)]
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Noun1.Pangloss - an incurable optimist in a satire by Voltaire
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They tend to be Job's comforters and Jeremiahs rather than Panglosses.
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Today, 20 years after its release, nearly everyone in the United States who attends to such matters, save for a few Panglosses within the education profession, now recognizes that the commission accurately described our flagging academic performance and the insidious threat it posed to our long-term economic strength, cultural vitality, and civic competence.
Our schools our future are we still at risk? (Forum) by Walberg, Herbert J. / Education Next
 
 
 
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