A disposition to take the least hopeful view of things.
The opinion or doctrine that everything in nature is ordered for or tends to the worst, or that the world is wholly evil; -- opposed to
Noun
a general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things
Noun
the feeling that things will turn out badly
n.
The opinion or doctrine that everything in nature is
ordered for or tends to the worst, or that the world is wholly evil; --
opposed to optimism.
n.
A disposition to take the least hopeful view of things.
Pessimism
The opinion or doctrine that everything in nature is ordered for or tends to the worst, or that the world is wholly evil; -- opposed to
Usage Examples
Pessimism only describes an attitude, and not facts, and hence is entirely subjective.
One has to have the courage of one's pessimism.
I found, when I left, that there were others who felt the same way. We'd meet, they'd come and seek me out, we'd talk about the future. And I found that their depression and pessimism was every bit as acute as mine.
Web 2.0 ideas have a chirpy, cheerful rhetoric to them, but I think they consistently express a profound pessimism about humans, human nature and the human future.
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Other Usage ExamplesIn securing the future of the planet, we secure happiness for ourselves. One of the aims of the Greens is to turn around the tide of pessimism amongst the young people of the world.
We all agree that pessimism is a mark of superior intellect.
Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power.
Pessimism is only the name that men of weak nerves give to wisdom.
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