pessimistic
11pessimistic — pes|si|mis|tic [ ,pesə mıstık ] adjective * thinking that the worst thing will happen in every situation: a pessimistic assessment of the overall situation pessimistic about: Doctors are pessimistic about his chances of making a full recovery. ╾… …
12pessimistic */ — UK [ˌpesəˈmɪstɪk] / US adjective thinking that the worst thing will happen in every situation a pessimistic assessment of the overall situation pessimistic about: Doctors are pessimistic about his chances of making a full recovery. Derived word:… …
13Pessimistic — Pessimist Pes si*mist, Pessimistic Pes si*mis tic, a. (Metaph.) Of or pertaining to pessimism; characterized by pessimism; gloomy; foreboding. Giving utterance to pessimistic doubt. Encyc. Brit. [1913 Webster] …
14pessimistic — adj. pessimistic about, at, over * * * at over pessimistic about …
15pessimistic — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Discouraging] Syn. bleak, dismal, worrisome, downbeat*; see dismal 1 . 2. [Inclined to a discouraging view] Syn. hopeless, gloomy, cynical, misanthropic, negative, negativistic, defeatist, melancholy, depressed, sullen,… …
16pessimistic — pessimistically, adv. /pes euh mis tik/, adj. pertaining to or characterized by pessimism; gloomy: a pessimistic outlook. [1865 70; PESSIMIST + IC] Syn. despairing, hopeless. See cynical. * * * …
17pessimistic — See gloomy. See gloomy, pessimistic …
18pessimistic — adjective expecting that bad things will happen in the future or that a situation will have a bad result (+ about): He remains deeply pessimistic about the peace process. opposite optimistic pessimistically / kli/ adverb …
19pessimistic — adjective a pessimistic outlook on life Syn: gloomy, negative, defeatist, downbeat, cynical, bleak, fatalistic, dark, black, despairing, despondent, depressed, hopeless; suspicious, distrustful, doubting See note at …
20pessimistic — [ˌpesəˈmɪstɪk] adj expecting the worst thing to happen in every situation Ant: optimistic Doctors are pessimistic about his chances of making a full recovery.[/ex] …
