Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism (Arnold Bennett).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pes·si·mism — /ˈpɛsəˌmızəm/ noun [noncount] : a feeling or belief that bad things will happen in the future : a feeling or belief that what you hope for will not happen She has expressed pessimism over the outcome of the trial. [=she thinks the outcome will be … Useful english dictionary
mism — acos·mism; an·i·mism; au·ton·o·mism; bath·mism; bro·mism; cos·mism; dy·na·mism; dys·phe·mism; econ·o·mism; en·de·mism; eu·phe·mism; ex·tre·mism; hal·o·chro·mism; hor·mism; id·i·or·rhyth·mism; in·ti·mism; le·git·i·mism; no·mism; oc·ca·mism;… … English syllables
pes — al·pes·trine; anat·i·pes·ti·fer; cam·pes·tral; ge·o·tru·pes; har·pes; her·pes; her·pes·tes; in·tem·pes·tive; pes·cha·ni·ki; pes·cod; pes·ki·ly; pes·ki·ness; pes·sa·ry; pes·si·mal; pes·si·mism; pes·si·mist; pes·si·mis·tic; pes·si·mis·ti·cal·ly;… … English syllables
pessimism — pes·si·mism … English syllables
pessimist — pes|si|mist [ pesəmıst ] noun count someone who thinks that the worst thing will happen in every situation: He is a natural pessimist. ╾ pes|si|mism [ pesə,mızəm ] noun uncount ─ opposite OPTIMIST … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pessimism — pes•si•mism [[t]ˈpɛs əˌmɪz əm[/t]] n. 1) the tendency to see only what is disadvantageous or gloomy or to anticipate the worst outcome 2) the doctrine that the existing world is the worst of all possible worlds or that all things naturally tend… … From formal English to slang
si — ab·ba·si; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·stru·si·ty; ac·ces·si·bil·i·ty; ac·ces·si·ble; ac·qui·si·tion; acra·si·a·les; acra·si·e·ae; ac·ro·tar·si·al; ac·ro·tar·si·um; adi·ba·si; ad·mis·si·bil·i·ty; ad·mis·si·ble; ad·ver·si·ty; aero·si·nus·i·tis; ali·si·er; … English syllables
pessimism — A tendency to see or anticipate the worst. [L. pessimus, worst, irreg. superl. of malus, bad] therapeutic p. a disbelief in the curative virtues of remedies in general and especially of drugs. * * * pes·si·mism pes ə .miz əmalso pez n an… … Medical dictionary
Pessimism — Pes si*mism, n. [L. pessimus worst, superl. of pejor worse: cf. F. pessimisme. Cf. {Impair}.] 1. (Metaph.) 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
