pessimism
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French pessimisme, from Latin pessimus (“worst”), superlative of malus (“bad”). As a doctrine, from German Pessimismus as used by the German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer in 1819.
Noun[edit]
pessimism (usually uncountable, plural pessimisms)
- A general belief that bad things will happen.
- The doctrine that this world is the worst of all possible worlds.
- (computing) The condition of being pessimal.
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Translations[edit]
general belief that bad things will happen
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doctrine that this world is the worst of all possible worlds
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Further reading[edit]
- pessimism in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- pessimism in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- pessimism at OneLook Dictionary Search
Swedish[edit]
Noun[edit]
pessimism c
Declension[edit]
Declension of pessimism
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Common | indefinite | definite | ||
nominative | pessimism | pessimismen | ||
genitive | pessimisms | pessimismens |