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Last Update: 09/17/2024 01:59 PM
Current Deck: 5th Grade Vocab
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pessimistic
phoenetics
[ pes-uh-mis-tik ]
ipa
/ ˌpɛs əˈmɪs tɪk /
part-of-speech
adjective
definition
dictionary
pertaining to or characterized by pessimism or the tendency to expect only bad outcomes; gloomy; joyless; unhopeful:
His pessimistic outlook kept him from applying for jobs for which he was perfectly qualified.
Synonyms: hopeless, despairing
example
Not all of the economists in the survey were as pessimistic as Sinclair.
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