English Explanatory Dictionary

see the glass half-empty

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To focus on what one does not have instead of what one has; to focus on the negative aspects of a situation; to adopt a pessimistic attitude towards life in general.

Word forms

see the glass half-empty sees the glass half-empty seeing the glass half-empty saw the glass half-empty seen the glass half-empty

Antonyms

see the glass half-full
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