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[Noun] | "pes*si*mist" | \ ˈpe-sə-mist \
1: a person who is inclined to expect poor outcomes : someone who is given to pessimism
Origin: 1789 ;
{see: |pessim(ism)|pessimism} + {see: |-ist:1|-ist:1}, after French pessimiste;
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[Noun] | "pessimist"
1: one who emphasizes bad aspects or conditions and expects the worst;
* e.g., " ... she's such a pessimist that she's convinced she'll fail every test "
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2: a person who distrusts other people and believes that everything is done for selfish reasons;
* e.g., " ... a true pessimist, he's convinced that there will be wars as long as there are people to wage them "
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[ "pessimist" ]
1: ) A person who is known for their negative outlook upon life.
* e.g., ... Katie: You are such a pessimist!
[ "pessimist" ]
2: Related: cynic
* e.g., ... Dante: You are going to die, too.
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[ "pessimist" ]
1: Someone who is rarely disappointed, but sadly, very rarely pleasantly surprised.
* e.g., ... A pessimist is a misunderstood realist, who would like to visit the planet optimists live on, but wouldn't like to live there.
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[ "pessimist" ]
1: pessimists are the happiest people
optimists are always getting their hopes up, setting high goals, but when they undoubtedly fail, they just have that mouch more to be depressed about. pessimists on the other hand always anticipate the worst and never set their goals high, that way when they fail they have less to be depressed about. as an added bonus, if a pessimists sets their goals low and actually achieves or surpasses them, they will be even happier
* e.g., ... bob is an optimist and he hopes to get a 90% on the test
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[ "pessimist" ]
1: an optimist with experience
* e.g., ... i used to think i would be happy but now i know i never will be
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[ "pessimist" ]
1: a pessimist is a realist - an optimist is largely unrealistic
* e.g., ... when things are going wrong, a pessimist says what everyone else is thinking
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[ "pessimist" ]
1: way of life,
[ "pessimist" ]
2: negativity
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[ "pessimist" ]
1: Descriptive Noun. Second part of a four-part sequence which explains all types of individuals.
* e.g., ... Janey the Pessimist says, "I'm pretty sure that the gunmakers won't have to worry about liability, because they have bought enough public figures to ensure that it is so."
[ "pessimist" ]
2: An OPTIMIST is a person who doesn't have all the facts.
[ "pessimist" ]
3: A PESSIMIST is an optimist who does have all the facts.
[ "pessimist" ]
4: A CYNIC is a pessimist who has seen the facts in action.
[ "pessimist" ]
5: A PARANOID is a cynic who has FINALLY realized that the facts are after him.
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[ "pessimist" ]
1: One who is or has been a grumpypants is a pessimist.
* e.g., ... casey miller is a pessimist.
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[ "Pessimist" ]
1: What people now call a realist.
* e.g., ... It's not pessimistic to acknowledge a cup half empty as long as you know its also half full.
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[ "Pessimist" ]
1: A Pessimist is a Person who will Generally, most of the time, see the Negative, Bad, Flaw-filled or Imperfect about Virtually Anything, no matter how Neutral or Positive it could be, however, a Pessimist is not always Pessimistic.
Being a Pessimist is not always bad either, everyone's Pessimistic and Negative sometimes, just not as much as a Pessimist, Pessimism can be good when you have to think Realistic about something, but sometimes it can be very bad and extremely Annoying to hear someone using Pessimism.
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