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Pessimism

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Noun

1. pessimism

the feeling that things will turn out badly

2. pessimism

a general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Pessimism

see synonyms of pessimism
noun
1. 
the tendency to expect the worst and see the worst in all things
2. 
the doctrine of the ultimate triumph of evil over good
3. 
the doctrine that this world is corrupt and that man's sojourn in it is a preparation for some other existence

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Pessimism

see synonyms of pessimism
noun
1.  Philosophy
a. 
the doctrine or belief that the existing world is the worst possible
b. 
the doctrine or belief that the evil in life outweighs the good
2. 
the tendency to expect misfortune or the worst outcome in any circumstances; practice of looking on the dark side of things

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Pessimism

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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.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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