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Showing words for PESSIMISM using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Pessimism

pessimism

8 Letter Words for Pessimism

seismism

7 Letter Words for Pessimism

mimesis, missies

6 Letter Words for Pessimism

emissi, immies, immiss, impies, isseis, misses, pisses, pissis, seisms, sepsis, simsim, speiss

5 Letter Words for Pessimism

immis, impis, issei, mimes, mises, seism, semis, simis, simps, sipes, sises, spies, spise, spiss

4 Letter Words for Pessimism

immi, impi, imps, ipse, isis, isms, mems, mess, mime, mimp, mips, miss, pess, pies, pise, piss, psis, seis, semi, seps, sess, sime, simi, simp, sims, sipe, sips, sise, sisi, siss, spie

3 Letter Words for Pessimism

emp, ems, epi, esm, esp, ess, imi, imp, ipm, ips, ise, ism, mei, mem, mes, mim, mis, mss, pes, pie, pis, pms, psi, sei, sem, sep, sie, sim, sip, sis, sps, sse, ssp

Definitions for Pessimism

[1] the tendency to see, anticipate, or emphasize only bad or undesirable outcomes, results, conditions, problems, etc.: His pessimism about the future of our country depresses me.
[2] the doctrine that the existing world is the worst of all possible worlds, or that all things naturally tend to evil.
[3] the belief that the evil and pain in the world are not compensated for by goodness and happiness.
[4] the tendency to expect the worst and see the worst in all things
[5] the doctrine of the ultimate triumph of evil over good
[6] the doctrine that this world is corrupt and that man's sojourn in it is a preparation for some other existence

Words related to Pessimism

gloom, melancholy, sadness, grief, distrust, despair, hopelessness, cynicism, unhappiness, glumness, dejection, despondency, depression, gloominess, dyspepsia

Words nearby Pessimism

peshitta, pesky, peso, peso boliviano, pessary, pessimism, pessimist, pessimistic, pessoa, pest, pest house

Origin of Pessimism

1785–95; < Latin pessim(us ), suppletive superlative of malus bad + -ism; modeled on optimism

Other words from Pessimism

o·ver·pes·si·mism , noun

Word origin for Pessimism

C18: from Latin pessimus worst, from malus bad

Synonyms for Pessimism

cynicism, despair, distrust, gloom, grief, hopelessness, melancholy, sadness, unhappiness, dejection, depression, despondency, dyspepsia, gloominess, glumness, dark side, dim view, expectation of worst, gloomy outlook, low spirits