pessimism
noun
the tendency to see, anticipate, or emphasize only bad or undesirable outcomes, results, conditions, problems, etc..
overpessimism
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a word derived from
pessimism.
Example Sentences
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The doughty commander of Allied armies in Italy charged the newsmen with "alarming the people" by switching from overoptimism to overpessimism, was "very disappointed that you should put out such rot."
From Time Magazine Archive
