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1. (n.) pessimist
a person who habitually sees or anticipates the worst or is disposed to be gloomy.
2. pessimist
an adherent of the doctrine of pessimism.
Etymology: (1830–40)
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| Definition of 'pessimist' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) pessimist
a person who expects the worst
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1. (noun) pessimist
≠ optimist
He's a cynic and a pessimist.; pessimism and optimism
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) pessimist
alt. of Pessimistic
2. (noun) pessimist
one who advocates the doctrine of pessimism; -- opposed to optimist
3. (noun) pessimist
one who looks on the dark side of things
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The Roycroft Dictionary |
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pessimist
1. One who has been intimately acquainted with an Optimist.
2. The official vinegar-taster to Setebos.
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Sense: a person who thinks in this way
He is such a pessimist that he always expects the worst.
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 Afrikaans: pessimis |
 Arabic: الشَّخص المُتَشائِم |
 Bulgarian: песимист |
 Brazilian: pessimista |
 Czech: pesimista |
 German: der/die Pessimist(in) |
 Danish: pessimist |
 Greek: απαισιόδοξος |
 Spanish: pesimista |
 Estonian: pessimist |
 Farsi: آدم بدبین |
 Finnish: pessimisti |
 French: pessimiste |
 Hebrew: פֶּסִימִי |
 Hindi: निराशावादी |
 Croatian: pesimist |
 Hungarian: pesszimista |
 Indonesian: pesimis |
 Icelandic: svartsÿnismaður |
 Italian: pessimista |
 Japanese: 悲観主義者 |
 Korean: 비관주의자 |
 Lithuanian: pesimistas |
 Latvian: pesimists |
 Malay: orang yg pesimis |
 Dutch: pessimist |
 Norwegian: pessimist |
 Polish: pesymista |
 Persian: آدم بدبین |
 Pashto: بدبين ، نااميد |
 Portuguese: pessimista |
 Romanian: pesimist |
 Russian: пессимист |
 Slovak: pesimista, -ka |
 Slovenian: pesimist |
 Serbian: pesimista |
 Swedish: pessimist |
 Thai: คนที่มองโลกในแง่ร้าย |
 Turkish: kötümser |
 Taiwanese: 悲觀主義者 |
 Ukrainian: песиміст |
 Urdu: قنوطي، مايوس |
 Vietnamese: người bi quan |
 Chinese: 悲观主义者 |
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