be pessimistic

be pessimistic
be v pessimistic GEN schwarzsehen

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  • pessimistic — [adj] expecting bad outcome bleak, cynical, dark, dejected, depressed, despairing, despondent, discouraged, distrustful, downhearted, fatalistic, foreboding, gloomy, glum, hopeless, melancholy, misanthropic, morbid, morose, resigned, sad, sullen …   New thesaurus

  • pessimistic — [pes΄ə mis′tik] adj. of or characterized by pessimism; expecting the worst SYN. CYNICAL pessimistically adv …   English World dictionary

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  • pessimistic — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, prove, seem, sound ▪ These figures look quite pessimistic. ▪ become, grow …   Collocations dictionary

  • pessimistic — 01. I don t want to be [pessimistic], but, I think we have little chance of winning the game. 02. John s [pessimistic] appraisal of the project shouldn t keep us from giving it a try. 03. Some people believe that the Buddha s teachings are… …   Grammatical examples in English

  • pessimistic — [[t]pe̱sɪmɪ̱stɪk[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ about n Someone who is pessimistic thinks that bad things are going to happen. Not everyone is so pessimistic about the future... Hardy has often been criticised for an excessively pessimistic view of… …   English dictionary

  • pessimistic — pessimist pes‧si‧mist [ˈpesmɪst] noun [countable] someone who always expects that things will get worse or that bad things will happen in the future: • Pessimists are predicting a downturn in the economy. opposite optimist pessimistic adjective… …   Financial and business terms

  • pessimistic — pes|si|mis|tic [ˌpesıˈmıstık] adj expecting that bad things will happen in the future or that something will have a bad result ≠ ↑optimistic ▪ a pessimistic view of life pessimistic about ▪ He remains deeply pessimistic about the peace process.… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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