'Pessimism' definitions:
Definition of 'pessimism'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Pessimism'
From: GCIDE
- Pessimism \Pes"si*mism\, n. [L. pessimus worst, superl. of pejor worse: cf. F. pessimisme. Cf. Impair.]
- 1. (Metaph.) The opinion or doctrine that everything in nature is ordered for or tends to the worst, or that the world is wholly evil; -- opposed to optimism. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A disposition to take the least hopeful view of a situation. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'pessimism'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- anxiety,
- apprehension,
- blank despondency,
- cliff-hanging,
- cynicism,
- death wish,
- defeatism,
- dejectedness,
- dejection,
- depression,
- despair,
- despondency,
- despondentness,
- discouragement,
- disheartenment,
- dismalness,
- dispiritedness,
- down trip,
- downcastness,
- downer,
- downheartedness,
- dread,
- drooping spirits,
- expectant waiting,
- gloominess,
- gloomy outlook,
- heartlessness,
- hopelessness,
- low spirits,
- lowness,
- lowness of spirit,
- malaise,
- malism,
- negativism,
- nihilism,
- oppression,
- retreatism,
- Schmerz,
- self-destructive urge,
- sinking heart,
- Slough of Despond,
- spiritlessness,
- suicidal despair,
- suspense,
- taedium vitae,
- uncertainty,
- uncheerfulness,
- waiting,
- weariness of life