pessimist
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pessimist
- /ˈpɛsɪmɪst/
Where it comes from
From French pessimiste, from Latin pessimus (“worst”) + -ist.
noun pessimists
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Someone who habitually expects the worst outcome; one who looks on the dark side of things.
I will not marry a pessimist, a born loser, a fellow who has no fight in him.
Opposite: optimist
Translations
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noun someone who habitually expects the worst outcome
| Español | pesimista, agorero |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 염세가 yeomsega |
| 日本語 | 悲観主義者 hikanshugisha, 厭世家 enseika, ペシミスト peshimisuto |
| 中文 | 悲觀主義者 /悲观主义者 bēiguānzhǔyìzhě |
| Português | pessimista |
| Français | pessimiste |
| Deutsch | Pessimist, Pessimistin |
| Italiano | pessimista |
| Ελληνικά | απαισιόδοξος apaisiódoxos |
| Română | pesimist, pesimistă |
| Русский | пессими́ст pessimíst, пессими́стка pessimístka |
| العربية | مُتَشَائِم mutašāʔim |
| עברית | פסימיסט |
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