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pes·si·mism
(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.
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pes•si•mist
(ˈpɛs ə mɪst)n.
1. a person who habitually sees or anticipates the worst or is disposed to be gloomy.
2. an adherent of the doctrine of pessimism.
[1830–40]
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Noun | 1. | pessimist - a person who expects the worst defeatist, negativist - someone who is resigned to defeat without offering positive suggestions optimist - a person disposed to take a favorable view of things |
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pessimist
noun defeatist, cynic, melancholic, worrier, killjoy, prophet of doom, misanthrope, wet blanket (informal), gloom merchant (informal), doomster Unfortunately, the pessimists are being proved right.
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pessimist
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Translations
الشَّخص المُتَشائِممُتَشَائِمٌ
pesimista
pessimist
pessimisti
pesimist
svartsÿnismaîur
悲観主義者
비관주의자
pesimista
pesimist
pessimist
คนมองโลกในแง่ร้าย
người bi quan
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
pessimist
[ˈpɛsɪmɪst] n → pessimiste m/fI'm a pessimist → Je suis un pessimiste.
Don't be such a pessimist! → Ne sois pas si pessimiste !
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pessimist
n → Pessimist(in) m(f), → Schwarzseher(in) m(f)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
pessimism
(ˈpesimizəm) noun the state of mind of a person who always expects bad things to happen.
ˈpessimist noun a person who thinks in this way. He is such a pessimist that he always expects the worst.
ˌpessiˈmistic adjectiveˌpessiˈmistically adverb
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pessimist
→ مُتَشَائِمٌ pesimista pessimist Pessimist πεσιμιστής pesimista pessimisti pessimiste pesimist pessimista 悲観主義者 비관주의자 pessimist pessimist pesymista pessimista пессимист pessimist คนมองโลกในแง่ร้าย kötümser người bi quan 悲观论者Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
pessimist
n. pesimista, persona que muestra pesimismo.
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