pessimistic
ˌpɛsɪˈmɪstɪk
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Adjective

1.
attitudeexpecting bad things to happen
  • She has a pessimistic view of the future.
gloomy negative
2.
scenariosrelated to worst-case scenarios
  • The report took a pessimistic approach to the data.
bleak gloomy negative
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maximum estimated time assuming everything goes wrong
The pessimistic time for the project is six months.
database strategy preventing simultaneous data access conflicts
Pessimistic locking ensures data integrity during transactions.

Origin of pessimistic

Latin, pessimus (worst)

Terms with pessimistic included in their meaning

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attitude
pessimistic or not optimistic
pessimistic
expecting the most negative outcome
pessimism
tendency to be pessimistic or skeptical
psychology
having a pessimistic outlook
pessimism
negative or pessimistic statements about one's abilities or chances
pessimistic view
pessimistic or critical viewpoint
skeptical attitude
in a way that shows disbelief or a pessimistic attitude
outlook
with a pessimistic outlook

Examples of pessimistic in a sentence

  • I'm pessimistic about the project's success.
  • His pessimistic outlook predicted a market crash.
  • The pessimistic forecast worried the investors.

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  1. French:pessimiste, alarmiste, ...
  2. German:pessimistisch, ...
  3. Italian:pessimistico, ...
  4. Spanish:pesimista, negativo, ...
  5. Portuguese:pessimista, ...
  6. Chinese:悲观的, 负面的, ...
  7. Japanese:悲観的な, ...
  8. Arabic:مُتَشَائِم, تَشَاؤُمِي, ...
  9. Hebrew:פְּסִימִי, ...
  10. Russian:пессимистичный, пессимистический, ...
  11. Ukrainian:песимістичний, ...
  12. Hindi:निराशावादी, आशंकापूर्ण, ...
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