Antonym: optimism. Similar words: pessimistic, dissimilar, assimilate, assimilation, animism, dissimilarity, optimism, progressivism. Meaning: ['pesɪmɪzm] 
n. 1. the feeling that things will turn out badly 2. a general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things.
n. 1. the feeling that things will turn out badly 2. a general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things. 
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31. In July, with a seeming disavowal of his earlier pessimism, he pushed the market up.
32. People have a very deep pessimism about the economic future.
33. But her view is laced with much more pessimism than it was a year ago.
34. Pessimism replaced the mood of democratic optimism that existed before World War I.
35. Better to assume the worst and be wrong than assume the best and be wrong. Pessimism will keep you alive, optimism won't. Laurell K. Hamilton 
36. According to Yershon, this caution is reflected in pessimism over advertising budgets.
37. Machiavelli and Kearns share a similar pessimism about the changeability of power styles.
38. I think we should see this pessimism as a direct result of adopting the representational theory of the mind.
39. Unfortunately, there are reasons for pessimism and the recent declines in infectious disease mortality rates may reverse.
40. Negative emotions, such as the feelings of hatred, meanness, low self-esteem and confidence, and pessimism, create an unpleasant person and a bleak destiny. Dr T.P.Chia
41. Afterwards,(www.Sentencedict.com) Republican pessimism about the latest development was fed by an inspection of the new Clinton-backed budget plan.
42. Seeking clarification from one who should know, we are told that Mr Smith is short on pessimism.
43. Pessimism is a dangerous disease that can stifle or kill our human potential.
44. Pessimism about the nature of old age is perhaps the greatest enemy of a happy and fulfilled old age.
45. This is not a sign of pessimism, but rather of realism.
46. The markets moved lower on the reports as well as continued pessimism over the economy.
47. How could a philosophy of government that flew in the face of liberal pessimism win votes?
48. Baldwin's pessimism about the future was probably genuine, although totally misplaced.
49. On financial markets today, bonds and stocks plunged amid growing pessimism about an early balanced-budget accord.
50. The depression of the late 1920s and chronic unemployment appeared to confirm Malthusian pessimism.
51. Pessimism about government grew even deeper after the Nov. 5 election and is especially pronounced among female investors.
52. Your optimism is admirable, Mr Barnett, the more so since pessimism is, I suspect, your natural mood.
53. There is really more to this than necessary pessimism of the intellect associated with optimism of the will.
54. Veblen thus precipitated the doubts and pessimism which lurked in the central tradition.
55. California is not alone in its pessimism over the future of waste disposal.
56. But amid certain pessimism, local people regard events like today's launch as small signs of hope.
57. Pessimism about the possibilities of political action is not justified.
58. Berger's irrationalist pessimism about the fate of ideas in history is neither fully justified by history nor required by logic.
59. What has emerged so far confirms the pessimism that has settled over the international effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
60. Capital Export, Elasticity Pessimism, and the Renminbi.
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