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pessimism
n. act of seeing only the bad side of situations, tendency to expect the worst


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Pessimism
Pessimism, from the Latin pessimus (worst), denotes a belief that the experienced world is the worst possible. It describes a general belief that things are bad, and tend to become worse; or that looks to the eventual triumph of evil over good; it is the antonym of optimism, the contrary belief in the goodness and betterment of things generally. A common conundrum illustrates optimism versus pessimism with the question - does one regard a given glass of water as: "Is the glass half empty or half full?" Conventional wisdom expects optimists to reply with half full and pessimists to respond with half empty, but this is not always the case.
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Pessimism
Negativism /neg·a·tiv·ism/ opposition to suggestion or advice; behavior opposite to that appropriate to a specific situation or against the wishes [more]Pessimism - Community and Resources

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pessimism
Noun
1. the feeling that things will turn out badly
(antonym) optimism
(hypernym) despair
(hyponym) cynicism
2. a general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things
(antonym) optimism
(hypernym) disposition, temperament


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Pessimism
(n.)
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.
  
 
(n.)
A disposition to take the least hopeful view of things.
  

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