Pessimism

Definition:

  • (n.) The opinion or doctrine that everything in nature is ordered for or tends to the worst, or that the world is wholly evil; -- opposed to optimism.
  • (n.) A disposition to take the least hopeful view of things.

Compare pessimism with other words:

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humility vs. pessimism

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negativity vs. pessimism

meliorism vs. pessimism

pessimism vs. world

doctrine vs. pessimism

happen vs. pessimism

belief vs. pessimism

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despair vs. pessimism

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despondency vs. pessimism

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