pessimist

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.

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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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pes′si·mist n.

pes′si·mis′tic adj.

pes′si·mis′ti·cal·ly adv.

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]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

pessimist - a person who expects the worst defeatist, negativist - someone who is resigned to defeat without offering positive suggestions doubter, sceptic, skeptic - someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs optimist - a person disposed to take a favorable view of things

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.

pessimist

noun

A prophet of misfortune or disaster:

Cassandra, doomsayer, worrywart.

Translations

الشَّخص المُتَشائِممُتَشَائِمٌ

pesimista

pessimist

Pessimist

πεσιμιστής

pesimista

pessimisti

pessimiste

pesimist

svartsÿnismaîur

pessimista

悲観主義者

비관주의자

pessimist

pessimist

pesymistapesymistka

pessimista

пессимист

pesimista

pesimist

pessimist

คนมองโลกในแง่ร้าย

kötümser

người bi quan

悲观主义者悲观论者

pessimist

[ˈpesɪmɪst] N → pesimista mf

pessimist

[ˈpɛsɪmɪst] n → pessimiste m/f
I'm a pessimist → Je suis un pessimiste.
Don't be such a pessimist! → Ne sois pas si pessimiste !

pessimist

n → Pessimist(in) m(f), → Schwarzseher(in) m(f)

pessimist

[ˈpɛsɪmɪst] n → pessimista m/f

pessimism

(ˈpesimizəm) noun

the state of mind of a person who always expects bad things to happen. pessimisme تَشاؤُم песимизъм pessimismo pesimismus der Pessimismus pessimisme απαισιοδοξίαpesimismo pessimism بدبینی pessimismi pessimismeפסימיות निराशावाद, दुखवाद pesimizam pesszimizmus pesimisme svartsÿni pessimismo 悲観主義 비관주의 pesimizmas pesimisms sikap pesimis pessimismepessimismepesymizm پد ايسيد نه ، بدبينى، نااميدي: هغه نظريه چه ژونداودنياته يه كركه اوبده ستركه ګورى 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

ˈpessimist noun

a person who thinks in this way. He is such a pessimist that he always expects the worst. pessimis الشَّخص المُتَشائِم песимист pessimista pesimista der/die Pessimist(in) pessimist απαισιόδοξοςpesimista pessimist آدم بدبین pessimisti pessimisteפסימי निराशावादी pesimist pesszimista pesimis svartsÿnismaður pessimista 悲観主義者 비관주의자 pesimistas pesimists orang yg pesimis pessimistpessimistpesymista بدبين ، نااميد 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

ˌpessiˈmistic adjective

pessimisties مُتَشَائِم песимистичен pessimista pesimistický pessimistisch pessimistisk απαισιόδοξοςpesimista pessimistlik بدبینانه pessimistinen pessimisteפסימי निराशावादी, निराशावादात्मक pesimističan borúlátó, pesszimista pesimistis svartsÿnn pessimistic 悲観の 비관주의적 pesimistinis, pesimistiškas pesimistisks pesimistik pessimistischpessimistiskpesymistyczny بدبينى pessimista pesimist пессимистический pesimistický pesimističen pesimističan pessimistisk ที่มองโลกในแง่ร้าย kötümser 悲觀的 песимістичний قنوطيت پر مبني bi quan 悲观的

ˌpessiˈmistically adverb

pessimisties بصورَةٍ تَشاؤُمِيَّه песимистично pessimistamente pesimisticky pessimistisch pessimistiskt 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 pessimistischpessimistisk pesymistycznie په بد بينه توګه pessimistamente pesimist; cu pesi­mism пессимистически pesimisticky pesimistično pesimistično pessimistiskt อย่างในแง่ร้าย kötümserlikle 悲觀地 песимістично قنوطيت پسندانہ một cách bi quan 悲观地

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

pessimist

n. pesimista, persona que muestra pesimismo.