Meaning of PESSIMISM
| Pronunciation: | | 'pesu`mizum
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- [n] a general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things
- [n] the feeling that things will turn out badly
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| | Antonyms: | | optimism, optimism | | |
| | See Also: | | cynicism, despair, disposition, temperament | |
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| | Definition: | | \Pes"si*mism\, n. [L. pessimus worst, superl. of pejor
worse: cf. F. pessimisme. Cf. {Impair}.]
1. (Metaph.) The opinion or doctrine that everything in
nature is ordered for or tends to the worst, or that the
world is wholly evil; -- opposed to {optimism}.
2. A disposition to take the least hopeful view of things.
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| | Related Terms: | | anxiety, apprehension, blank despondency, cliff-hanging, cynicism, death wish, defeatism, dejectedness, dejection, depression, despair, despondency, despondentness, discouragement, disheartenment, dismalness, dispiritedness, down trip, downcastness, downer, downheartedness, dread, drooping spirits, expectant waiting, gloominess, gloomy outlook, heartlessness, hopelessness, low spirits, lowness, lowness of spirit, malaise, malism, negativism, nihilism, oppression, retreatism, Schmerz, self-destructive urge, sinking heart, Slough of Despond, spiritlessness, suicidal despair, suspense, taedium vitae, uncertainty, uncheerfulness, waiting, weariness of life |
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