Eeyoren.

Brit.

/ˈiːɔː/, U.S.

/ˈiɔ(ə)r/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Eeyore.

Etymology: < Eeyore, the name of the determinedly pessimistic donkey in A. A. Milne Winnie-the-Pooh (1926) and later books and films.The name alludes to the sound of a donkey's bray: compare hee-haw n.

A pessimistic, gloomy, or habitually disconsolate person, likened to the Winnie-the-Pooh character Eeyore.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > [noun] > dejected or gloomy person

unhappy hooka1529

drooper1577

disconsolate1631

desponder1689

mope1693

moper1721

despondent1812

misery1888

crape-hanger1921

Dismal Desmond1926

Dismal Jimmy1927

crêpe-hanger1930

Eeyore1932

1932 Manitoban 8 Mar. 5/4 We all know well-intentioned Pooks [sic], hypocritical Owls, and contentedly-grumbling Eeyores.

1972 M. Wertheimer Fund. Issues Psychol. i. ii. 11 There are the Eeyores and the Poohs—the gloomy ones and those who are inclined to see the bright side of things.

1991 S. P. Thoele Women's Bk. Courage vi. 134 We have the choice to live with high-altitude attitudes filled with optimism, enthusiasm, and excitement, or to mope along with an Eeyore attitude of, ‘It's not much of a tail, anyway..’.

2013 K. Harrison 5:2 Diet i. 83 My mood and energy levels are definitely affected by the dark and cold. I can be a bit of an Eeyore, to put it mildly.

Derivatives

ˈEeyore-like adj. resembling the Winnie-the-Pooh character Eeyore; pessimistic, gloomy, habitually disconsolate. See also Eeyorish adj.

ΚΠ

1963 Guardian 2 July 5/2 Max Adrian is excellently dried up and Eeyore-like as the Professor.

1981 Times 24 Feb. 21/5 The impression given by the majority of those at the Treasury is that they are cast into Eeyore-like gloom.

2001 Country Life 12 July 68/1 She has an Eeyore-like air of glum resignation.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2018).

单词	eeyore
释义	Eeyoren. Brit. /ˈiːɔː/, U.S. /ˈiɔ(ə)r/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Eeyore. Etymology: < Eeyore, the name of the determinedly pessimistic donkey in A. A. Milne Winnie-the-Pooh (1926) and later books and films.The name alludes to the sound of a donkey's bray: compare hee-haw n. A pessimistic, gloomy, or habitually disconsolate person, likened to the Winnie-the-Pooh character Eeyore. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > [noun] > dejected or gloomy person unhappy hooka1529 drooper1577 disconsolate1631 desponder1689 mope1693 moper1721 despondent1812 misery1888 crape-hanger1921 Dismal Desmond1926 Dismal Jimmy1927 crêpe-hanger1930 Eeyore1932 1932 Manitoban 8 Mar. 5/4 We all know well-intentioned Pooks [sic], hypocritical Owls, and contentedly-grumbling Eeyores. 1972 M. Wertheimer Fund. Issues Psychol. i. ii. 11 There are the Eeyores and the Poohs—the gloomy ones and those who are inclined to see the bright side of things. 1991 S. P. Thoele Women's Bk. Courage vi. 134 We have the choice to live with high-altitude attitudes filled with optimism, enthusiasm, and excitement, or to mope along with an Eeyore attitude of, ‘It's not much of a tail, anyway..’. 2013 K. Harrison 5:2 Diet i. 83 My mood and energy levels are definitely affected by the dark and cold. I can be a bit of an Eeyore, to put it mildly. Derivatives ˈEeyore-like adj. resembling the Winnie-the-Pooh character Eeyore; pessimistic, gloomy, habitually disconsolate. See also Eeyorish adj. ΚΠ 1963 Guardian 2 July 5/2 Max Adrian is excellently dried up and Eeyore-like as the Professor. 1981 Times 24 Feb. 21/5 The impression given by the majority of those at the Treasury is that they are cast into Eeyore-like gloom. 2001 Country Life 12 July 68/1 She has an Eeyore-like air of glum resignation. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2018). < n.1932
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