pessimistic
Marked by pessimism and little hopefulnessMarked by pessimism and little hopefulness; expecting the worst.
» Sick people tend to be pessimistic.
Kranke Leute neigen zu Pessimismus.
Больные люди склонны к пессимизму.
Хворі люди, як правило - песимісти.
Meaning
3 sensesMarked by pessimism and little hopefulness; expecting the worst.
a pessimistic view of the future
pessimistisch
пессимисти́чныйpessimistíčnyj
песимісти́чнийpesymistýčnyj
expecting the worst possible outcome
Pertaining to the worst-case scenario.
a pessimistic estimate
pessimistisch
пессимисти́чныйpessimistíčnyj
Taking out exclusive locks on data to prevent conflicts with other processes that might modify it.
pessimistic concurrency; pessimistic locking
Examples
189 sentencesSick people tend to be pessimistic.
Хворі люди, як правило - песимісти.
ruБольные люди склонны к пессимизму.
deKranke Leute neigen zu Pessimismus.
Tom told me that he's pessimistic.
Том сказав мені, що він налаштований песимістично.
Why is Tom always so pessimistic?
Чому Том завжди такий песимістичний?
Tom said that Mary is pessimistic.
Том сказав, що Мері песимістка.
Try not to be so pessimistic.
Спробуй не бути таким песимістом.
ruПостарайся не быть таким пессимистом.
deSei doch nicht so pessimistisch!
Translations
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Forms
more pessimistic, most pessimistic| Comparative | more pessimistic Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most pessimistic Lesson |
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Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
4 patterns- always so pessimistic
- be so pessimistic
- to be pessimistic
- pessimistic but