pessimist

B2 Topic:People & Society
US /ˈpɛsɪmɪst/
noun Freq #28582

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A person who always expects bad things to happen.

    Don't be such a pessimist; things might turn out fine.

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Forms pessimists

Etymology

From French pessimiste, from Latin pessimus (“worst”) + -ist.

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