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pessimism
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Learner's definition of PESSIMISM
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: a feeling or belief that bad things will happen in the future : a feeling or belief that what you hope for will not happen悲观；悲观情绪；悲观主义 — opposite optimism
- She has expressed pessimism over the outcome of the trial. [=she thinks the outcome will be bad]她对审判结果表示悲观。
- Although the economy shows signs of improving, a sense of pessimism remains.尽管经济有增长的迹象，但悲观情绪仍然存在。
- He expressed his pessimism about politics and politicians. [=his belief that politics and politicians are generally bad]他对政治和从政者表示悲观失望。
pessimism
noun
pes·si·mism ˈpe-sə-ˌmi-zəm 
also ˈpe-zə-
Example Sentences
Although the economy shows signs of improving, a sense of pessimism remains.
Recent Examples on the Web Kentucky is better than most of its schedule, but there are enough question marks for potential pessimism. 
Usa Today Sports Network, USA TODAY, 28 Aug. 2022 Despite reports of increasing pessimism and recession fears from consumers, the economy continues to expand. Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 29 June 2022 Sometimes exuberance can morph into excessive pessimism. Aaron Back, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022 Both polling and interviews with voters suggest a depth of frustration with politicians and deep pessimism about the nation’s economy amid high inflation and a dire shortage of workers and housing in New Hampshire. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2022 Rising uncertainty about the war in Ukraine also seems to have played a role in the market’s newfound pessimism. Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2022 What's behind this rise in pessimism about our country's future? NBC News, 21 Aug. 2022 All this has added to a growing sense of disillusionment and pessimism within China’s middle class. Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2022 Burnham went on to explain that in surveys conducted in the region of 14-15-year-olds, there is clear anxiety about the future and an underlying pessimism about what prospects are in store for them. Adi Gaskell, Forbes, 4 Aug. 2022 See More
Usa Today Sports Network, USA TODAY, 28 Aug. 2022 Despite reports of increasing pessimism and recession fears from consumers, the economy continues to expand. Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 29 June 2022 Sometimes exuberance can morph into excessive pessimism. Aaron Back, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022 Both polling and interviews with voters suggest a depth of frustration with politicians and deep pessimism about the nation’s economy amid high inflation and a dire shortage of workers and housing in New Hampshire. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2022 Rising uncertainty about the war in Ukraine also seems to have played a role in the market’s newfound pessimism. Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2022 What's behind this rise in pessimism about our country's future? NBC News, 21 Aug. 2022 All this has added to a growing sense of disillusionment and pessimism within China’s middle class. Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2022 Burnham went on to explain that in surveys conducted in the region of 14-15-year-olds, there is clear anxiety about the future and an underlying pessimism about what prospects are in store for them. Adi Gaskell, Forbes, 4 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
borrowed from French pessimisme, from Latin pessimus "worst" + French -isme -ism, formed by analogy with optimisme optimism; Latin pessimus, probably going back to *pedisamos, derivative (with -isamos, superlative suffix, going back to Italic & Celtic *-ism̥mos) of *ped-, extracted from *ped-tu- "a fall, falling" (whence Latin pessum "to the bottom, to destruction"), verbal noun from an Indo-European base *ped- "step, fall," whence, with varying ablaut grades, Old English gefetan "to fall," Old Church Slavic padǫ, pasti, Sanskrit padyate "(s/he) falls, perishes"
Note: The Indo-European verbal base *ped- is generally taken to be a derivative of the noun *pōd-, ped- "foot"; see foot entry 1.
First Known Use
1815, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of pessimism was in 1815 noun
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