Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - pessimism
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Pessimism
pessimism
noun Etymology: French ~e, from Latin pessimus worst — more at pejorative Date: 1815 1. an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome 2. a. the doctrine that reality is essentially evil b. the doctrine that evil overbalances happiness in life • pessimist noun
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n. 1 a tendency to take the worst view or expect the worst outcome. 2 Philos. a belief that this world is as bad as it could be or that all things tend to evil (opp. OPTIMISM). Derivatives pessimist n. pessimistic adj. pessimistically adv. Etymology: L pessimus worst, after OPTIMISM ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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Pessimism is the belief that bad things are going to happen. ...universal pessimism about the economy... My first reaction was one of deep pessimism. ? optimism N-UNCOUNT: oft N about/over n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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- borrowed 1794 (by Coleridge) from Fr. pessimisme, formed (on model of Fr. optimisme) from L. pessimus "worst," originally "bottom-most." Pessimist is 1836 from Fr. pessimiste; pessimistic formed in Eng. 1868. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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