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pessimism [ˈpɛsɪˌmɪzəm] n 1. the tendency to expect the worst and see the worst in all things 2. (Philosophy) the doctrine of the ultimate triumph of evil over good 3. (Philosophy) the doctrine that this world is corrupt and that man's sojourn in it is a preparation for some other existence [from Latin pessimus worst, from malus bad] pessimist n pessimistic less commonly, pessimistical adj pessimistically adv pessimism 1. the doctrine that all things naturally tend to evil. See also: Philosophy2. the doctrine that this is the worst of all possible worlds. Cf. Leibnizianism. 3. the doctrine that the evil and pain in the world outweigh goodness and happiness, and that the world is basically evil. Cf. meliorism, optimism. — pessimist, n. — pessimistic, adj. a depressed and melancholy viewpoint manifested as a disposition to hold the least hopeful opinion of conditions or behavior. See also philosophy. — pessimist, n. — pessimistic, adj. See also: Attitudes
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pessimism noun gloominess, depression, despair, gloom, cynicism, melancholy, hopelessness, despondency, dejection, glumness widespread pessimism about the country's political future Translations pessimism n → Pessimismus m, → Schwarzseherei f n pessimism [ˈpesimizəm] the state of mind of a person who always expects bad things to happen. pessimisme تَشاؤُم песимизъм pesimismus pessimisme der Pessimismus απαισιοδοξία pesimismo pessimism بدبینی pessimismi pessimisme פֶּסִימִיוּת निराशावाद, दुखवाद pesimizam pesszimizmus pesimisme svartsÿni pessimismo 悲観主義 비관주의 pesimizmas pesimisms sikap pesimis pessimisme pessimisme pesymizm 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 n pessimist a person who thinks in this way He is such a pessimist that he always expects the worst. pessimis الشَّخص المُتَشائِم песимист pesimista pessimist der/die Pessimist(in) απαισιόδοξος pesimista pessimist آدم بدبین pessimisti pessimiste פֶּסִימִי निराशावादी pesimist pesszimista pesimis svartsÿnismaður pessimista 悲観主義者 비관주의자 pesimistas pesimists orang yg pesimis pessimist pessimist pesymista 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 adj pessiˈmistic pessimisties مُتَشَائِم песимистичен pesimistický pessimistisk pessimistisch απαισιόδοξος pesimista pessimistlik بدبینانه pessimistinen pessimiste פֶסִימִי निराशावादी, निराशावादात्मक pesimističan borúlátó, pesszimista pesimistis svartsÿnn pessimistic 悲観の 비관적인 pesimistinis, pesimistiškas pesimistisks pesimistik pessimistisch pessimistisk pesymistyczny pessimista pesimist пессимистический pesimistický pesimističen pesimističan pessimistisk ที่มองโลกในแง่ร้าย kötümser 悲觀的 песимістичний قنوطيت پر مبني bi quan 悲观的 adv pessiˈmistically pessimisties بصورَةٍ تَشاؤُمِيَّه песимистично pesimisticky pessimistiskt pessimistisch 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 pessimistamente pesimist; cu pesimism пессимистически pesimisticky pesimistično pesimistično pessimistiskt อย่างในแง่ร้าย kötümserlikle 悲觀地 песимістично قنوطيت پسندانہ một cách bi quan 悲观地 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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This long sickness of pessimism is too well known to most of us to be detailed here. He was among the first thinkers of Europe to overcome the pessimism which godlessness generally brings in its wake. The underwriter, who had been trying to minimize the amount of impending loss, regrets his premature pessimism. |
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