Definition for Pessimism:

• Tendency to look at the worst aspect of things( cf. OPTIMISM); doctrine that this world is the worst possible, or that all things tend to evil. So pessimist n., pessimistic a., pessimistically adv. [ Latin]

Synonyms for Pessimism:

• n.

  •
  • malism.
  •cynicism (noun)
  • doubt,
  • sarcasm.
  •death wish (noun)
  • death instinct,
  • suicidal despair,
  • self-destructive urge,
  • gloom and doom,
  • black despondency.
  •discouragement (noun)
  • cold feet,
  • downheartedness,
  • dismay,
  • discomfiture,
  • disappointment.
  •expectation (noun)
  • contemplation,
  • fear,
  • uncertainty,
  • worriment,
  • expectation,
  • dread,
  • foreboding,
  • anxiety,
  • presumption,
  • apprehensiveness,
  • apprehension,
  • anticipation,
  • suspense,
  • envisioning,
  • expectancy.
  •gloom (noun)
  • desolation,
  • distress,
  • malaise,
  • weariness,
  • blues,
  • dolor,
  • chagrin,
  • woe,
  • blue devils,
  • blue funk,
  • misery,
  • mourning,
  • misgiving,
  • sorrow,
  • horror,
  • oppression,
  • dumps,
  • doldrums,
  • anguish,
  • mopes,
  • heavy-heartedness,
  • vexation,
  • dullness,
  • bitterness.
  •hopelessness (noun)
  • glumness,
  • moroseness,
  • heartlessness,
  • negativity,
  • hopelessness,
  • depression,
  • melancholy,
  • spiritlessness,
  • bleakness,
  • despondency,
  • disheartenment,
  • desperation,
  • dejection,
  • abandonment,
  • gloominess,
  • despair,
  • forlornness,
  • dispiritedness.
  •pessimism (noun)
  • dyspepsia,
  • distrust,
  • dark side.

• v.

  •doubt (verb)
  • nihilism,
  • lack of expectation,
  • unhappiness,
  • grief,
  • sadness,
  • blighted hope.

• Other synonyms:

  •gloominess
  • darkness.

Paraphrases for Pessimism:

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    pessimist, gloom.

Antonyms for Pessimism:

• n.

  • attribute
    optimism.
  • discouragement
    happiness, cheerfulness, hopefulness.
  • gloom
    cheer, joy, vivaciousness, sparkle, encouragement, animation, contentedness.
  • pessimism
    confidence, trust.

Pessimism Sentence Examples:

• The Girl is the most revolutionary of them all; but even she has been infected by the air of intellectual aloofness, false tolerance and everlasting pessimism.

• And he, concluded Wagstaffe in an unusual vein of pessimism, does not live long enough to enjoy it!

Hypernym for Pessimism:

• n.

  • feeling
    cynicism.

Hyponym for Pessimism:

• n.

  • attribute
    disposition, temperament.
  • feeling
    despair.