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. — Zaghawa
Больные люди склонны к пессимизму. — odexed
Хворі люди, як правило - песимісти. — deniko
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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. — deniko
ruБольные люди склонны к пессимизму. — odexed
deKranke Leute neigen zu Pessimismus. — Zaghawa
Tom told me that he's pessimistic.
Том сказав мені, що він налаштований песимістично. — miketheknight
Why is Tom always so pessimistic?
Чому Том завжди такий песимістичний? — deniko
Tom said that Mary is pessimistic.
Том сказав, що Мері песимістка. — deniko
Try not to be so pessimistic.
Спробуй не бути таким песимістом. — deniko
ruПостарайся не быть таким пессимистом. — marafon
deSei doch nicht so pessimistisch! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Forms
more pessimistic, most pessimistic| Comparative | more pessimistic Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most pessimistic Lesson |
regular
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