pessimistic (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *pessimistic*:
ADJECTIVE	all	pessimistic	expecting the worst possible outcome

pessimistic > pronunciation
Sounds	peh.sahmih'stihk
Rhymes	academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk...

English > *pessimistic*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	Expecting the worst possible outcome.
Narrower	bearish	Expecting prices to fall
Narrower	demoralized, demoralised, discouraged, disheartened	made less hopeful or enthusiastic
See also	hopeless	Without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
See also	negative	Characterized by or displaying negation or denial / denial or opposition or resistance
Opposite	optimistic	Expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds
Spanish	pesimista
Catalan	pessimista
Nouns	pessimism	a general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things
Nouns	pessimism	the feeling that things will turn out badly
Adverbs	pessimistically	with pessimism / pessimism

HyperDic: pessimistic