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    [Adjective]  | "pes*si*mis*tic" | \ ˌpe-sə-ˈmi-stik \


    1: of, relating to, or characterized by pessimism : gloomy


    Origin: 1865 ;

     {see: |pessimist|pessimist} + {see: |-ic:1|-ic:1};

    [Adjective]  | "pessimistic" 


    1: emphasizing or expecting the worst;


      * e.g., " ... with that pessimistic attitude, it's no wonder you're depressed "





    2: having or showing a deep distrust of human beings and their motives;


      * e.g., " ... pessimistic about the prospects for a lasting peace in the area "





     [ "pessimistic" ]

    1: Pronounced (peZZimistic). Notice the starting is pronounced like the candy dispensers called 'Pez'. Most people pronounce this word wrong.

      * e.g.,  ... She is pezzimistic because she always believes she will lose at Minesweeper Flags. 


     [ "pessimistic" ]

    2: It is the opposite of optimistic. Pessimistic is defined as expecting the worst in this worst of all possible worlds.


     [ "pessimistic" ]

    3: Another way to spell pessimistic is pezzimistic.

     [ "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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    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. 

     [ "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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    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 

     [ "pessimist" ]

    1: an optimist with experience

      * e.g.,  ... i used to think i would be happy but now i know i never will be 

     [ "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 

     [ "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.

      * e.g.,  ... Pessimistic Pessimist Pessimism Annoying Angry Skeptical Cynical Disagree Neutral 

     [ "pessimist" ]

    1: way of life,


     [ "pessimist" ]

    2: negativity

     [ "Pessimist" ]

    1: A person who, if they refrain from suicide, will one day be happy.

      * e.g.,  ... A: It's freezing. My heater's broken, and it's ten below zero. I cut my arm on a rusty fence, and my idiot neighbour pissed on my house today. I hate this goddamn planet! 

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