pes·si·mis·tic

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• pes|si|mis|tic — «PEHS uh MIHS tihk», adjective. 1. having a tendency to look on the dark side of things or to see all the difficulties and disadvantages. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under cynical. (Cf. ↑cynical) 2. expecting the worst: »The lame man was pessimistic… …   Useful english dictionary

• pes´si|mis´ti|cal|ly — pes|si|mis|tic «PEHS uh MIHS tihk», adjective. 1. having a tendency to look on the dark side of things or to see all the difficulties and disadvantages. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under cynical. (Cf. ↑cynical) 2. expecting the worst: »The lame man was… …   Useful english dictionary

• tic — ace·tic; ace·to·ace·tic; ach·er·on·tic; achres·tic; ach·ro·ma·tic·i·ty; acys·tic; adi·ag·nos·tic; aero·elas·tic; aero·tac·tic; agres·tic; alan·tic; al·bi·nis·tic; al·che·mis·tic; al·lo·cryp·tic; al·lo·plas·tic; al·lo·plas·tic·i·ty; al·tru·is·tic; …   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

• mis — mis·cel·la·ny; mis·chance; mis·chief; mis·conceit; mis·conduct; mis·content; mis·count; mis·creant; mis·create; mis·cue; mis·deal; mis·de·mean; mis·doubt; mis·er·a·ble; mis·esteem; mis·field; mis·fire; mis·fit; mis·like; mis·luck; mis·match;… …   English syllables

• pessimistic — pes·si·mis·tic …   English syllables

• pessimistic — pes|si|mis|tic [ ,pesə mıstık ] adjective * thinking that the worst thing will happen in every situation: a pessimistic assessment of the overall situation pessimistic about: Doctors are pessimistic about his chances of making a full recovery. ╾… …   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

• pessimistic — pes|si|mis|tic [ˌpesıˈmıstık] adj expecting that bad things will happen in the future or that something will have a bad result ≠ ↑optimistic ▪ a pessimistic view of life pessimistic about ▪ He remains deeply pessimistic about the peace process.… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• 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