Mental Process
pessimism Audio
pes·si·mism [ pes-uh-miz-uhm ]
Subclass of:
Attitude
Definitions related to pessimism:
  • A characteristic frame of mind that leads a person to expect negative outcomes and to view the world as a negative or fearful place.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • Mental attitude that interprets life events as generally being negative.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Pessimism, an attitude of hopelessness toward life and toward existence, coupled with a vague general opinion that pain and evil predominate in the world. It is derived from the Latin pessimus ("worst"). Pessimism is the antithesis of optimism, an attitude of general hopefulness, coupled with the...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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