Found 3 items, similar to pessimism.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak) Definition: pessimism pesimisme
English → English (WordNet) Definition: pessimism pessimism n 1: the feeling that things will turn out badly [ant: optimism] 2: a general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things [ant: optimism]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Pessimism Pessimism \Pes"si*mism\, n. [L. pessimus worst, superl. of pejor worse: cf. F. pessimisme. Cf. Impair.] 1. (Metaph.) The opinion or doctrine that everything in nature is ordered for or tends to the worst, or that the world is wholly evil; -- opposed to optimism. [1913 Webster] 2. A disposition to take the least hopeful view of things. [1913 Webster]