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/ˈpɛsɪmɪst/ · noun
Someone who habitually expects the worst outcome; one who looks on the dark side of things..
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.
Use pessimist when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pessimist means Someone who habitually expects the worst outcome; one who looks on the dark side of things..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
Possible antonyms include optimist.
I will not marry a pessimist, a born loser, a fellow who has no fight in him.
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