pessimistic B2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌpɛ.səˈmɪs.tɪk/ See IPA manual Freq #21929 Meanings 1 adj Expecting that bad things will happen; having little hope. He is pessimistic about his chances of getting the job. Thesaurus ↔ Opposites optimistic Word family Derived forms cyberpessimisticecopessimisticheteropessimisticoverpessimisticpessimisticallyunpessimistic Related forms pessimalpessimismpessimist Etymology AI details From pessimist + -ic. Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # pessimistic **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌpɛ.səˈmɪs.tɪk/ **Frequency rank:** 21929 ## Meanings 1. Expecting that bad things will happen; having little hope. ## Examples - He is pessimistic about his chances of getting the job. ## Antonyms - optimistic ## Derived Forms - cyberpessimistic - ecopessimistic - heteropessimistic - overpessimistic - pessimistically - unpessimistic ## Related Forms - pessimal - pessimism - pessimist ## Etymology From pessimist + -ic. ## AI Etymology Pessimistic comes from pessimist + -ic. In present-day English it covers expecting that bad things will happen; having little hope. The wider family includes derived forms such as cyberpessimistic, ecopessimistic, heteropessimistic, overpessimistic, pessimistically and related forms such as pessimal, pessimism, pessimist. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown