pessimistic

pes·si·mism  (ps-mzm)

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.

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[French pessimisme (on the model of optimisme, optimism), from Latin pessimus, worst; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]

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pessi·mist n.

pessi·mistic adj.

pessi·misti·cal·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

pessimistic - expecting the worst possible outcome hopeless - 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"

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pessimistic

adjective 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 heart

Translations

pessimistic [ˌpesɪˈmɪstɪk] ADJ → pesimista
he is pessimistic about the future → es pesimista en lo que al futuro se refiere

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pessimistic [ˌpɛsɪˈmɪstɪk] adj [forecast, view] → pessimiste; [person] → pessimiste
to be pessimistic about sth → être pessimiste sur qch
Not everyone is so pessimistic about the future → Tout le monde n'est pas si pessimiste sur l'avenir.

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pessimistic

adj → pessimistisch; I’m rather pessimistic about it → da bin ich ziemlich pessimistisch, da sehe ich ziemlich schwarz (inf); I’m pessimistic about our chances of success → ich bin pessimistisch, was unsere Erfolgschancen angeht, ich sehe schwarz für unsere Erfolgschancen (inf)

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pessimistic [ˌpɛsɪˈmɪstɪk] adj (attitude, forecast) → pessimistico/a; (person) → pessimista

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pessimistic [ˌpɛsɪˈmɪstɪk] adj (attitude, forecast) → pessimistico/a; (person) → pessimista

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pessimistic → متشائم pesimistický pessimistisk pessimistisch απαισιόδοξος pesimista pessimistinen pessimiste pesimističan pessimistico 悲観的な 비관적인 pessimistisch pessimistisk pesymistyczny pessimista пессимистический pessimistisk ที่มองโลกในแง่ร้าย kötümser bi quan 悲观的