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See also: Pessimist
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French pessimiste, from Latin pessimus (“worst”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈpɛsɪmɪst/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]pessimist (plural pessimists)
- Someone who habitually expects the worst outcome; one who looks on the dark side of things.
Derived terms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]someone who habitually expects the worst outcome
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Danish
[edit]Noun
[edit]pessimist c (singular definite pessimisten, plural indefinite pessimister)
Declension
[edit]Declension of pessimist
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | pessimist | pessimisten | pessimister | pessimisterne |
genitive | pessimists | pessimistens | pessimisters | pessimisternes |
Antonyms
[edit]Dutch
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]pessimist m (plural pessimisten, diminutive pessimistje n, feminine pessimiste)
Synonyms
[edit]- (pessimist): doemdenker, zwartdenker, zwartkijker
Descendants
[edit]- Indonesian: pesimis
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Noun
[edit]pessimist m (definite singular pessimisten, indefinite plural pessimister, definite plural pessimistene)
Antonyms
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[edit]References
[edit]- “pessimist” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Noun
[edit]pessimist m (definite singular pessimisten, indefinite plural pessimistar, definite plural pessimistane)
Antonyms
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[edit]References
[edit]- “pessimist” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
[edit]Noun
[edit]pessimist c
Declension
[edit]Declension of pessimist | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | pessimist | pessimisten | pessimister | pessimisterna |
Genitive | pessimists | pessimistens | pessimisters | pessimisternas |
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