Definitions for: Pessimism

[n] a general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things
[n] the feeling that things will turn out badly

Webster (1913) Definition: 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 optimism.

2. A disposition to take the least hopeful view of things.

Antonyms: optimism, optimism

See Also: cynicism, despair, disposition, temperament

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