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Definition of pessimistic
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Examples of pessimistic in a Sentence
Most doctors were pessimistic that a cure could be found.
The film gives a very pessimistic view of human nature.
He has an extremely negative and pessimistic attitude.
Recent Examples of pessimistic from the Web
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The Most Pessimistic Episode of Veep Yet—Megan Garber explains how the show’s Season 6 finale highlighted the sometimes suffocating nature of American politics.
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Meanwhile, 64 percent of voters are optimistic about the economy right now, while one-third is pessimistic (32 percent).
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Yet doctors often have a far more pessimistic estimate of their life expectancy, said Dr. Robert Gramling, the Holly & Bob Miller chair in palliative medicine at the University of Vermont College of Medicine.
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Yet doctors often have a far more pessimistic estimate of their life expectancy, said Dr. Robert Gramling, the Holly & Bob Miller chair in palliative medicine at the University of Vermont College of Medicine.
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That's a pessimistic view, though, and one that never would have crossed Fire fans' minds in recent seasons.
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Mary Phillips, 46, a local housewife and mother of six, is less pessimistic about social cohesion in Barking.
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Oil rose in early trade after Saudi Arabia and three other countries severed diplomatic ties with Qatar, but investors remain pessimistic about the oversupplied crude market and the gains petered out by late morning in London.
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A Quinnipiac poll released last month noted that 52 percent of Americans were pessimistic about the country’s direction, 20 percent higher than when Trump was inaugurated.
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First Known Use of pessimistic
1865
Synonym Discussion of pessimistic
Other Psychology Terms
PESSIMISTIC Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of pessimistic for English Language Learners
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: having or showing a lack of hope for the future : expecting bad things to happen
PESSIMISTIC Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of pessimistic for Students
1 : tending to think that bad things will happen
2 : having the belief that evil is more common than good
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