pessimistically

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.

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Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

pessimistically - with pessimism; in a pessimistic manner; "he evaluated his chances for survival rather pessimistically" optimistically - with optimism; in an optimistic manner; "`We have a good chance of winning,' he exclaimed optimistically"

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Translations

بصورَةٍ تَشاؤُمِيَّه

pesimisticky

pessimistisch

πεσιμιστικά

borúlátóan

meî svartsÿni

pessimisticamente

pesimisticky

kötümserlikle

悲观地

pessimistically

[ˌpesɪˈmɪstɪkəlɪ] ADV → con pesimismo

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

pessimistically

[ˌpɛsɪˈmɪstɪkəli] adv → avec pessimisme

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pessimistically

adv → pessimistisch

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pessimistically

[ˌpɛsɪˈmɪstɪk/əlɪ] adv → pessimisticamente

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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

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