pessimism
noun
Origin of pessimism
Related Words for pessimism
gloom, melancholy, sadness, grief, distrust, despair, hopelessness, cynicism, unhappiness, glumness, dejection, despondency, depression, gloominess, dyspepsiaExamples from the Web for pessimism
Contemporary Examples of pessimism
My pessimism leads me to fight harder, or try to understand how I can do it differently.
This pessimism—for all the discussion on campuses about “white privilege”—is even more deeply seated among young whites.
This pessimism is particularly intense among white working class voters, and large sections of the middle class.
But the comment is a sign of the pessimism spreading through the ranks of the security forces.
This pessimism may be the most realistic view of the climate crisis.
Historical Examples of pessimism
His pessimism about his play caused him to exaggerate the enormity of his offences.
The Foolish LoversSt. John G. Ervine
He was acquainted with that more or less literary form of pessimism.
FruitfulnessEmile Zola
Away, for the time, went Jed's pessimism and his hopeless musings.
ShavingsJoseph C. Lincoln
In other words, she may have married Mr. Jackson in a fit of pessimism.
Audrey CravenMay Sinclair
His disbelief and his pessimism were identical in their structure.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, CompleteAlbert Bigelow Paine