Pessimistic Meaning in English

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التعريف

Expecting bad things to happen or seeing the negative side of situations instead of the positive.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Describes a general attitude or outlook. Common collocations: 'pessimistic about the future', 'pessimistic view'. Can describe people or predictions. Opposite of 'optimistic'.

• Spanish: pesimista
• Portuguese (BR): pessimista
• Portuguese (PT): pessimista
• Chinese (Simplified): 悲观的
• Chinese (Traditional): 悲觀的
• Hindi: निराशावादी
• Arabic: متشائم
• Bengali: নাগরিক (নেগেটিভ মানসিকতা) - হতাশাবাদী
• Russian: пессимистичный
• Japanese: 悲観的
• Vietnamese: bi quan
• Korean: 비관적인
• Turkish: karamsar
• Urdu: مایوسانہ
• Indonesian: pesimis

جمل نموذجية

She is very pessimistic about her exam results.

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Don't be so pessimistic—things might improve soon.

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His pessimistic attitude makes everyone feel sad.

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I'm not pessimistic; I'm just being realistic about the situation.

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After so many setbacks, it's easy to get pessimistic.

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People say I'm pessimistic, but I just prefer to be prepared for the worst.

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