Meaning

1 senses
  1. Someone who habitually expects the worst outcome; one who looks on the dark side of things.

    Pessimist, Pessimistin

    пессими́стpessimíst, пессими́сткаpessimístka

    песимі́стpesymíst

    a person who expects the worst

Examples

45 sentences
  1. There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist, except an old optimist.

    Нема сумнішої картини, ніж молодий песиміст, за винятком старого оптиміста.

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  2. The optimist looks into a mirror and becomes more optimistic, the pessimist more pessimistic.

    Оптиміст дивиться у дзеркало і стає ще оптимістичніший, песиміст - ще песимістичніший.

    ruОптимист, глядя в зеркало, становится более оптимистичным, а пессимист — более пессимистичным.

    deDer Optimist schaut in einen Spiegel und wird optimistischer, der Pessimist pessimistischer.

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  3. Are you an optimist or a pessimist?

    ruТы оптимист или пессимист?

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  4. Tom has been a pessimist all his life.

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  5. Would you consider yourself an optimist or a pessimist?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
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someone who habitually expects the worst outcome:
Русский
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someone who habitually expects the worst outcome:
Deutsch
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someone who habitually expects the worst outcome:

Origin

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

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

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