Pessimism meaning
Pessimism is a belief that things are mostly bad.
An example of pessimism is seeing a glass as half empty instead of optimism when the glass is seen as half full.
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The doctrine or belief that this is the worst of all possible worlds and that all things ultimately tend toward evil.
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A tendency to stress the negative or unfavorable or to take the gloomiest possible view.
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The doctrine or belief that the evil in the world outweighs the good.
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The tendency to expect misfortune or the worst outcome in any circumstances; practice of looking on the dark side of things.
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Origin of pessimism
- French pessimisme (on the model of optimisme optimism) from Latin pessimus worst ped- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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