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pessimist
pes·si·mist [ péssəmist ] (plural pes·si·mists)


noun 
Definition:
 
very negative person: somebody who always expects the worst to happen

pes·si·mis·tic [ pèssə místik ] adjective
pes·si·mis·ti·cal·ly adverb
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