pessimism

English

Etymology

From French pessimisme, from Latin pessimus (“worst”), superlative of malus (“bad”). As a doctrine, from German Pessimismus as used by the German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer in 1819.

Noun

pessimism (usually uncountable, plural pessimisms)

  1. A general belief that bad things will happen.
  2. The doctrine that this world is the worst of all possible worlds.
  3. (computing) The condition of being pessimal.

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Further reading

  • pessimism in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • pessimism in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • pessimism at OneLook Dictionary Search

Swedish

Noun

pessimism c

  1. pessimism; a general belief that bad things will happen

Declension

Declension of pessimism 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative pessimism pessimismen — —
Genitive pessimisms pessimismens — —

Antonyms

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