n A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile
A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile
Pessimism is the belief that bad things are going to happen. universal pessimism about the economy My first reaction was one of deep pessimism. optimism. a tendency to believe that bad things will happen optimism pessimism about/over (pessimisme, from pessimus )
Someone who is pessimistic thinks that bad things are going to happen. Not everyone is so pessimistic about the future Hardy has often been criticised for an excessively pessimistic view of life. optimistic + pessimistically pes·si·mis·ti·cal·ly `But it'll not happen,' she concluded pessimistically. expecting that bad things will happen in the future or that something will have a bad result optimistic