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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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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
borúlátóan
meî svartsÿni
pesimisticky
kötümserlikle
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pessimistically
adv → pessimistisch
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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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