pessimism
Meaning
- (uncountable, usually) A general belief that bad things will happen.
- (uncountable, usually) The doctrine that this world is the worst of all possible worlds.
- (uncountable, usually) The condition of being pessimal.
Synonyms
in despair
well now
weariness with life
pessimistic view of life
prostation
Translations
pessimisme
Pessimismus
pesimismo
pessimismo
pessimisme
pessimismo
zwaartillendheid
απαισιοδοξία
kötümserlik karamsarlık πεσιμισμός zwartgalligheid
تشاؤمFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpɛsɪmɪzəm/
Etymology
From French pessimisme, from Latin pessimus (“worst”) + -ism, superlative of malus (“bad”). As a doctrine, from German Pessimismus as used by the German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer in 1819.
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