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pessimism pessimism /ˈpes.ɪ.mɪ.zəm/ noun [U] ► F0 emphasizing or thinking of the bad part of a situation rather than the good part, or the feeling that bad things are more likely to happen than good things: » There is now a mood of deepening pessimism about/over the economy.» An underlying pessimism infuses all her novels.→ OPPOSITE OPTIMISM(Cf. ↑optimism)Thesaurus+: ↑Not hopefulpessimist /-mɪst/ noun [C] ► F0» Don't be such a pessimist!Thesaurus+: ↑Not hopeful |