pessimism
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French pessimisme, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin pessimus (“worst”), superlative of malus (“bad”). As a doctrine, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German Pessimismus as used by the German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer in 1819.
Noun
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.
Antonyms
Related terms
Derived terms
Translations
general belief that bad things will happen
|
doctrine that this world is the worst of all possible worlds
|
Further reading
- “pessimism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “pessimism”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “pessimism”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Swedish
Noun
pessimism c
Declension
Declension of pessimism | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | pessimism | pessimismen | — | — |
Genitive | pessimisms | pessimismens | — | — |