pessimistic
adjective/ˌpesɪˈmɪstɪk/
/ˌpesɪˈmɪstɪk/
- pessimistic (about something) expecting bad things to happen or something not to be successful; showing this
- They appeared surprisingly pessimistic about their chances of winning.
- a pessimistic view of life
- I think you're being far too pessimistic.
Extra ExamplesTopics Difficulty and failureb2- I am deeply pessimistic about the future.
- These figures look quite pessimistic.
- He seems to take a rather pessimistic view of human nature.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- about
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