Pessimist
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpɛsɪmɪst/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pessimist is a noun meaning Someone who habitually expects the worst outcome; one who looks on the dark side of things.
Meaning
Someone who habitually expects the worst outcome; one who looks on the dark side of things.
Example Sentences
I will not marry a pessimist, a born loser, a fellow who has no fight in him.
We are becoming as a nation, as a world, indeed, atom-conscious. Many of us are already afflicted with atomphobia, though so far it has manifested itself only in a mirage of autoaeromotive discs and a war of words between chronic optimists and empirical pessimists concerning civilization’s probable future.
Word Forms
- pessimists
Antonyms for pessimist
Common opposites include optimist.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include crapehanger, gloom, doomist, antioptimist, doomwatcher, negativism.
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