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pessimism

pes·si·mism

UK/ˈpɛsɪmɪzəm/ US/ˈpɛsʌˌmɪzʌm/ rare

noun

1.

the feeling that things will turn out badly

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2.

a general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things

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Origin

From French pessimisme, from Latin pessimus (“worst”) + -ism, superlative of malus (“bad”). As a doctrine, from German Pessimismus as used by the German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer in 1819.

Phrases

  • cultural pessimism

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