Pessimism

Noun

 * 1) A general belief that bad things will happen.
 * 2) The doctrine that this world is the worst of all possible worlds.

Related terms

 * pessimist
 * pessimistic

Antonyms

 * optimism

Adjectives for Pessimism
sour; melancholy; polite; morbid; counterbalancing.

Verbs for Pessimism
balance—; droop in—; infuse—; propagate —; remedy—; ridicule—; shake off—; warrant—; wilt under—; yield to—; —crushes; —dampens; —dashes; —dejects; —depresses; —despairs; —disconcerts; —disheartens; —preys upon; —prostrates; —reigns; —represses; —saddens;  —shadows;  — shrouds; —weighs upon; —withers.

Thesaurus
Schmerz, Slough of Despond, anxiety, apprehension, blank despondency, cliff-hanging, cynicism, death wish, defeatism, dejectedness, dejection, depression, despair, despondency, despondentness, discouragement, disheartenment, dismalness, dispiritedness, down trip, downcastness, downer, downheartedness, dread, drooping spirits, expectant waiting, gloominess, gloomy outlook, heartlessness, hopelessness, low spirits, lowness, lowness of spirit, malaise, malism, negativism, nihilism, oppression, retreatism, self-destructive urge, sinking heart, spiritlessness, suicidal despair, suspense, taedium vitae, uncertainty, uncheerfulness, waiting, weariness of life

Etymology
From pessimus:, superlative of malus:.

Translations

 * Arabic: تشاؤم
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 悲觀情緒, 悲观情绪 (bēiguān qíngxù)
 * Croatian: pesimizam
 * Czech:
 * Finnish: pessimismi
 * French:
 * German:


 * Hungarian:
 * Japanese:, 悲観論,  厭世主義
 * Korean: 비관
 * Persian: بدبینی
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Volapük: badim


 * Arabic: تشاؤم
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 悲觀主義, 悲观主义
 * Croatian: pesimizam
 * Finnish: pessimismi
 * French:


 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Japanese: 悲観論
 * Russian:
 * Volapük: badim

Noun

 * 1) pessimism; a general belief that bad things will happen.

Related terms

 * pessimist
 * pessimistisk

Antonyms

 * optimism