单词	pessimists
释义	pessimist noun pes·​si·​mist ˈpe-sə-mist   also  ˈpe-zə- plural pessimists : a person who is inclined to expect poor outcomes : someone who is given to pessimism … such was the success of the first venture that many must now be optimistic where most were pessimists at the beginning of the year and for several years before. Francis Byrne For pessimists, the heavens offer a host of doomsday scenarios—an asteroid crashing into Earth or deadly cosmic rays raining down on the planet. R. Cowen Synonyms defeatist See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web In truth, though, Scott-Morgan would have had good reason to be a pessimist. Susan Orlean, The New Yorker, 26 July 2022 Cowans, who is also a member of AfriCOBRA, said that unlike himself, Harris was not a pessimist. Bo Emerson, ajc, 20 July 2022 However, only the biggest pessimist couldn’t have imaged how bad the Reds would be. John Perrotto, Forbes, 17 May 2022 The subsequent loss—completing a sweep that even the worst Nets pessimist wouldn’t have predicted—felt almost merciful. Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2022 Smith often describes herself as a recovering pessimist. Sophy Chaffee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Jan. 2022 Mina’s an indefatigable optimist disguised as a despairing pessimist. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Dec. 2021 The pessimist would suggest the Packers are playing with fire and that lack of dominance will catch up with them in the postseason. Rob Reischel, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2021 One need be neither a pessimist nor a progressive, only a realist, to see that, for all our flaws and faults, the spirit of a Little Liberty is real. Adam Gopni, The New Yorker, 3 July 2021 See More Word History Etymology pessim(ism) + -ist entry 1, after French pessimiste First Known Use 1789, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition pessimist noun pes·​si·​mist ˈpe-sə-mist : a person who habitually expects bad things to happen or thinks things are bad pessimists noun plural of pessimist 1 as in cynics one who emphasizes bad aspects or conditions and expects the worst she's such a pessimist that she's convinced she'll fail every test Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance cynics realists defeatists fatalists pragmatists Cassandras nihilists naysayers worriers worrywarts Jeremiahs knockers hardnoses anti-utopians Antonyms & Near Antonyms optimists idealists dreamers romantics utopians ideologues romanticists visionaries idealogues Pollyannas sentimentalists fantasts idealizers Don Quixotes See More 2 as in naysayers a person who distrusts other people and believes that everything is done for selfish reasons a true pessimist, he's convinced that there will be wars as long as there are people to wage them Synonyms & Similar Words cynics naysayers critics misanthropes skeptics doubters negativists detractors misogynists scoffers defeatists misandrists deriders belittlers quitters malcontents Antonyms & Near Antonyms optimists positivists idealists Pollyannas sentimentalists
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