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See also: Pessimist
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French pessimiste, from Latin pessimus (“worst”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pessimist (plural pessimists)
- Someone who habitually expects the worst outcome; one who looks on the dark side of things.
Antonyms[edit]
Hyponyms[edit]
- bear (in finance)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[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[edit]
Related terms[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[edit]
Related terms[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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References[edit]
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