- the feeling that things will turn out badly
- a general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things
- (pessimist) a person who expects the worst
- (pessimistic) expecting the worst possible outcome
- Pessimism, from the Latin pessimus (worst), is a state of mind in which one perceives life negatively. (Goodness and value theory|Value judgments) may vary dramatically between individuals, even when judgments of fact are undisputed. ...
- A general belief that bad things will happen; The doctrine that this world is the worst of all possible worlds
- (pessimist) Someone who given a choice of outcomes, believes the worst is more likely
- (24. Pessimist) A person who says that O is the last letter in ZERO, Instead of the first letter in word OPPORTUNITY .
- (Pessimist) 1) One who has been intimately acquainted with an Optimist. 2) The official vinegar-taster to Setebos.
- (Pessimist) Man who looks for a pink slip before the money in his pay envelope.
- (Pessimist) One who looks too much on the dark side of things.
- (Pessimist) n.: An optimist with experience.
- Belief that things generally happen for the worst {Lat. pessimus}; the opposite of optimism. Thus, for example, Schopenhauer was a pessimist who supposed that life is endless suffering. ...
- the belief that the good have no chance to succeed in the world, that only the evil will flourish. Here, shown as a mistaken view held by Dominique Francon.