different between pessimism vs pessimist

English

Etymology

From French pessimisme, from Latin pessimus (“worst”), superlative of malus (“bad”).As a doctrine, from German Pessimismus as used by the German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer in 1819.

Noun

pessimism (usually uncountable, plural pessimisms)

1. A general belief that bad things will happen.
2. The doctrine that this world is the worst of all possible worlds.
3. (computing) The condition of being pessimal.

Antonyms

• optimism

Related terms

• pessimist
• pessimistic

Derived terms

• cultural pessimism
• ecopessimism

Translations

Further reading

• pessimism in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• pessimism in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• pessimism at OneLook Dictionary Search

Swedish

Noun

pessimism c

1. pessimism; a general belief that bad things will happen

Declension

Antonyms

• optimism

Related terms

• pessimist
• pessimistisk

English

Etymology

From French pessimiste, from Latin pessimus (“worst”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p?s?m?st/

Noun

pessimist (plural pessimists)

1. Someone who habitually expects the worst outcome; one who looks on the dark side of things.

Antonyms

• optimist

Hyponyms

• bear (in finance)

Related terms

• pessimism
• pessimistic

Translations

Danish

Noun

pessimist c (singular definite pessimisten, plural indefinite pessimister)

1. pessimist

Declension

Antonyms

• optimist

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

pessimist m (plural pessimisten, diminutive pessimistje n, feminine pessimiste)

1. pessimist

Synonyms

• (pessimist): doemdenker, zwartdenker, zwartkijker

Descendants

• Indonesian: pesimis

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

pessimist m (definite singular pessimisten, indefinite plural pessimister, definite plural pessimistene)

1. a pessimist

Antonyms

• optimist

Related terms

• pessimisme

References

• “pessimist” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

pessimist m (definite singular pessimisten, indefinite plural pessimistar, definite plural pessimistane)

1. a pessimist

Antonyms

• optimist

Related terms

• pessimisme

References

• “pessimist” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.