pessimist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Someone who habitually expects the worst outcome; one who looks on the dark side of things.

/ˈpɛsɪmɪst/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pessimist.wav

pessimist pessimists

From French pessimiste, from Latin pessimus (“worst”) + -ist.

optimist

pessimism pessimistic

Afropessimist cyberpessimist heteropessimist pessoptimist technopessimist

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