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pessimism

pes.si.mism \'pes-*-.miz-*m also 'pez-\ \-m*st\ n [F pessimisme, fr. L 
   pessimus worst - more at PEJORATIVE] 1: an inclination to emphasize adverse 
   aspects, conditions, and possibiliti es or to expect the worst possible 
   outcome 2a: the doctrine that reality is essentially evil  2b: the doctrine 
   that evil overbalances happiness in life  - pes.si.mist n