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Pessimistic

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Adjective

1. pessimistic

expecting the worst possible outcome

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Pessimistic

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adjective
of or characterized by pessimism; expecting the worst

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Pessimistic

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n.
1. A tendency to stress the negative or unfavorable or to take the gloomiest possible view: "We have seen too much defeatism, too much pessimism, too much of a negative approach" (Margo Jones).
2. The doctrine or belief that this is the worst of all possible worlds and that all things ultimately tend toward evil.
3. The doctrine or belief that the evil in the world outweighs the good.

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