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Meaning of Pessimism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈpɛsɪmɪzəm

Definitions

  1. A general belief that bad things will happen.
    uncountable, usually
  2. The doctrine that this world is the worst of all possible worlds.
    uncountable, usually
  3. The condition of being pessimal.
    uncountable, usually

Equivalents

العربية التشاؤم تشاؤم طيرة
Català pessimisme
Čeština pesimismus škarohlídství
Deutsch Pessimismus Schwarzmalerei Schwarzseherei
Ελληνικά απαισιοδοξία
Español pesimismo
Euskara ezkortasun
Suomi pessimismi pessimistisyys
Français pessimisme
Galego pesimismo
हिन्दी निराशावाद
Magyar borúlátás pesszimizmus
Հայերեն հոռետեսություն
Bahasa Indonesia pesimisme
Italiano pessimismo
日本語 ペシミズム 厭世 厭世主義 厭世観 悲観 悲観主義
ქართული პესიმიზმი
Қазақша пессимизм үмітсіздік
한국어 비관 비관주의 염세 염세관 염세주의 페시미즘
Македонски песимизам
Nederlands pessimisme
Polski pesymizm
Português pessimismo
Română pesimism
Русский пессимизм
Shqip humbashpresë
Svenska pessimism svartsyn
Türkçe karamsarlık kötümserlik pesimizm
Українська песимізм
Tiếng Việt bi quan

Examples

“T2 isn’t as good as T1: it is a little too long and unwinds a bit into caper sentimentality, broad comedy and self-mythologising. But it has the same punchy energy, the same defiant pessimism, and there’s nothing around like it. This sequel was a high-wire act, but Boyle has made it to the other side.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Pessimist Pessimistic pessimistic concurrency pessimistic time Pessimistically Pessimists

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