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Pessimistic

adjective/pˌɛsɪmˈɪstɪk/
Definition
expecting the worst possible outcome
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/pˌɛsɪmˈɪstɪk/
🇬🇧British English
/pˌɛsɪmˈɪstɪk/
🇮🇳Indian English
/pˌɛsɪmˈɪstɪk/
4 syllables Say it as /pˌɛsɪmˈɪstɪk/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Antonyms
Word Forms
pessimismnounthe feeling that things will turn out badly
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
pessimistisch
das schlechtestmögliche Ergebnis erwarten
🇫🇷French
pessimiste
s'attendre au pire résultat possible
🇪🇸Spanish
pesimista
esperando el peor resultado posible
🇮🇹Italian
pessimista
aspettandosi il peggior risultato possibile
🇳🇱Dutch
pessimistisch
de slechtst mogelijke uitkomst verwachten
🇵🇹Portuguese
pessimista
esperando o pior resultado possível
🇷🇺Russian
пессимистичный
ожидая худшего возможного результата
India
🇮🇳Hindi
निराशावादी
सबसे खराब संभावित परिणाम की उम्मीद करना
🇧🇩Bengali
হতাশাবাদী
সবচেয়ে খারাপ সম্ভাব্য ফলাফলের আশা করা
🇮🇳Tamil
அவநம்பிக்கையான
மிக மோசமான முடிவை எதிர்பார்க்கிறது
🇮🇳Telugu
నిరాశావాద
సాధ్యమైనంత చెత్త ఫలితాన్ని ఆశించడం
🇮🇳Marathi
निराशावादी
सर्वात वाईट परिणामाची अपेक्षा
🇮🇳Gujarati
નિરાશાવાદી
સૌથી ખરાબ પરિણામની અપેક્ષા
🇮🇳Kannada
ನಿರಾಶಾವಾದಿ
ಕೆಟ್ಟ ಸಂಭವನೀಯ ಫಲಿತಾಂಶವನ್ನು ನಿರೀಕ್ಷಿಸುತ್ತಿದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
അശുഭാപ്തിവിശ്വാസി
സാധ്യമായ ഏറ്റവും മോശമായ ഫലം പ്രതീക്ഷിക്കുന്നു
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਨਿਰਾਸ਼ਾਵਾਦੀ
ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਮਾੜੇ ਸੰਭਵ ਨਤੀਜੇ ਦੀ ਉਮੀਦ
🇵🇰Urdu
مایوسی پسند
بدترین ممکنہ نتائج کی توقع
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
悲观
期待最坏的结果
🇯🇵Japanese
悲観的
考えられる最悪の結果を予想する
🇰🇷Korean
비관적인
최악의 결과를 예상하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
bi quan
mong đợi kết quả tồi tệ nhất có thể xảy ra
🇹🇭Thai
มองโลกในแง่ร้าย
คาดหวังผลลัพธ์ที่เลวร้ายที่สุดที่เป็นไปได้
🇮🇩Indonesian
pesimistis
mengharapkan hasil terburuk yang mungkin terjadi
🇵🇭Filipino
pesimista
inaasahan ang pinakamasamang posibleng resulta
🇲🇾Malay
pesimis
mengharapkan hasil yang paling buruk
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
متشائم
توقع أسوأ نتيجة ممكنة
🇮🇷Persian
بدبین
انتظار بدترین نتیجه ممکن
🇹🇷Turkish
karamsar
olabilecek en kötü sonucu beklemek
🇮🇱Hebrew
פֶּסִימִי
מצפה לתוצאה הגרועה ביותר האפשרית
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'pessimistic'?
The primary meaning of 'pessimistic' is 'expecting the worst possible outcome'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'pessimistic' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'pessimistic' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'pessimistic' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'pessimistic' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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