pessimistic

/ˌpɛ.səˈmɪs.tɪk/

pessimistic adjective: marked by pessimism and little hopefulness; expecting the worst.

Adjective

pessimistic (comparative more pessimistic, superlative most pessimistic)

Marked by pessimism and little hopefulness; expecting the worst.
- a pessimistic view of the future
- Some, noting the obvious analogies between Soviet Communism and Nazism, had pessimistic forebodings as to the inevitability of totalitarian systems throughout the world.1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume III: The Breakdown, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozkład (in...
Pertaining to the worst-case scenario.
- a pessimistic estimate
- However pessimistic their predictions, most scientists and scholars who warn of impending disaster are really acting from antidystopian motives.1996, George Thomas Kurian, Graham Thomas Tate Molitor, Encyclopedia of the future, volume 1, page 212
Taking out exclusive locks on data to prevent conflicts with other processes that might modify it.
- pessimistic concurrency; pessimistic locking

pessimistic meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

pessimistic in Hindi

निराशावादी

pessimistic in Tamil

நம்பிக்கையற்று

pessimistic in Marathi

निराशावादी

pessimistic in Urdu

مایوسانہ

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pessimistic in Bengali: নৈরাশ্যবাদী, নিরাশাব্যঞ্জক, দুঃখবাদী, হতাশাপূর্ণ
pessimistic in Malayalam: ലോകവിദ്വേഷസംബന്ധമായ
pessimistic in Kannada: ನಿರಾಶಾವಾದದ
pessimistic in Punjabi: ਨਿਰਾਸ਼ਾਵਾਦੀ
pessimistic in Gujarati: નિરાશાવાદી
pessimistic in Odia: ନିରାଶାବାଦୀ, ନିରାଶାଵାଦୀ
pessimistic in Arabic: مُتَشَائِم mutašāʔim
pessimistic in Indonesian: pesimistis
pessimistic in Persian: بدبین, بد بینانه
pessimistic in Thai: มองโลกในแง่ร้าย

Examples of pessimistic in a sentence

I read this extract as being extremely pessimistic.
A pessimistic view would suggest that this continues to be the worst timeline.
Even my fav, Von-Franz, is a bit too pessimistic about it.

All 23 example sentences with pessimistic

Antonyms of pessimistic

optimistic

Forms of pessimistic

comparative	more pessimistic
superlative	most pessimistic

Origin of pessimistic

From pessimist + -ic.

Words formed from pessimistic

Phrases with pessimistic

Words that rhyme with pessimistic

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Questions about pessimistic

What does pessimistic mean?: Pessimistic means marked by pessimism and little hopefulness; expecting the worst.
What is pessimistic in Hindi?: Pessimistic in Hindi is निराशावादी. See Pessimistic meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is pessimistic?: Pessimistic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce pessimistic?: Pessimistic is pronounced /ˌpɛ.səˈmɪs.tɪk/.

Words near pessimistic in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: pessimistic (page history and authors); pessimistic (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pessimistic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); pessimistic (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pessimistic (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); pessimistic (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); pessimistic (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); pessimistic (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); pessimistic (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pessimistic (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pessimistic (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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