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Pessimist
Pes′si-mist
,Noun.
[L.
pessimus
worst: cf. F. pessimiste
.] 1.
(Metaph.)
One who advocates the doctrine of pessimism; – opposed to
optimist
. 2.
One who looks on the dark side of things.
Definition 2024
Pessimist
Pessimist
See also: pessimist
German
Noun
Pessimist m (genitive Pessimisten, plural Pessimisten)
Declension
Declension of Pessimist
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Pessimist | die | Pessimisten |
| genitive | eines | des | Pessimisten | der | Pessimisten |
| dative | einem | dem | Pessimisten | den | Pessimisten |
| accusative | einen | den | Pessimisten | die | Pessimisten |
pessimist
pessimist
See also: Pessimist
English
Noun
pessimist (plural pessimists)
- Someone who habitually expects the worst outcome; one who looks on the dark side of things.
Antonyms
Related terms
Hyponyms
- bear (in finance)
Translations
someone who habitually expects the worst outcome
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Danish
Noun
pessimist c (singular definite pessimisten, plural indefinite pessimister)
Declension
Inflection of pessimist
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | pessimist | pessimisten | pessimister | pessimisterne |
| genitive | pessimists | pessimistens | pessimisters | pessimisternes |
Antonyms
Dutch
Pronunciation
Noun
pessimist m (plural pessimisten, diminutive pessimistje n, feminine pessimiste)
Synonyms
- (pessimist): doemdenker, zwartdenker, zwartkijker
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
pessimist m (definite singular pessimisten, indefinite plural pessimister, definite plural pessimistene)
Related terms
Antonyms
References
- “pessimist” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
pessimist m (definite singular pessimisten, indefinite plural pessimistar, definite plural pessimistane)
Related terms
Antonyms
References
- “pessimist” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.