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pessimism

pes·si·mism [ péssə mìzzəm ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. tendency to expect worst: a tendency to see only the negative or worst aspects of all things and to expect only bad or unpleasant things to happen

2. doctrine about evil: a doctrine that all things become evil or that evil outweighs good in life

[Late 18th century. < French pessimisme< Latin pessimus "worst"]
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