pessimistic

B2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings
US /ˌpɛ.səˈmɪs.tɪk/
adj Freq #21929

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Expecting that bad things will happen; having little hope.

    He is pessimistic about his chances of getting the job.

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Word family
Derived forms cyberpessimisticecopessimisticheteropessimisticoverpessimisticpessimisticallyunpessimistic

Etymology

From pessimist + -ic.

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