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pessimistic

pessimistic

Meaning of pessimistic

English

expecting bad outcomes

Русский

склонный ожидать неблагоприятного или худшего исхода

pessimistic

Pronunciation

British English
/ˌpesɪˈmɪstɪk/
American English
/ˌpesɪˈmɪstɪk/

pessimistic with Russian translation

Сочетания и примеры со словом pessimistic

Типичные сочетания сгруппированы по смыслу. Зелёные слова можно открыть отдельно, чтобы продолжить изучение.

5 сочетаний

Сочетания и примеры

  • pessimistic viewпессимистичный взгляд
  • pessimistic outlookпессимистичный взгляд
  • pessimistic attitudeпессимистичное отношение
  • pessimistic forecastпессимистичный прогноз
  • pessimistic estimateпессимистичная оценка

pessimistic usage examples

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

He has a pessimistic view of the future.

У него пессимистичный взгляд на будущее.

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

Don't be so pessimistic.

Не будь таким пессимистичным.

pessimistic synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between pessimistic, negative, downbeat, defeatist, bleak, hopeless, cynical, and skeptical

🇬🇧English

broader: any negative attitude, not only expectations

B2very often

ENHe gave a very negative review of the film.

D
🇬🇧English
downbeat

informal; gloomy in mood or forecast

B2rare word

ENThe report had a rather downbeat tone about future sales.

D
🇬🇧English
defeatist

accepts defeat in advance; sees no point trying

B2rare word

ENHis defeatist attitude demoralised the whole team.

Advanced: broader words

B
🇬🇧English
bleak

describes situations or prospects, not people

B2often

ENThe economic outlook is bleak this quarter.

H
🇬🇧English
hopeless

stronger: no hope at all; also 'very bad at'

B2very often

ENHe felt hopeless about finding a job.

C
🇬🇧English
cynical

distrusts people's motives rather than predicting bad events

B2often

ENHe's cynical about politicians' promises.

S
🇬🇧English
skeptical

doubtful; wants proof rather than expecting the worst

B2very often

ENI'm skeptical that the plan will work without more data.

F
🇬🇧English
fatalistic

believes events are fixed by fate

B2rare word

ENHer fatalistic view meant she rarely tried to change things.

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What does pessimistic mean?

expecting bad outcomes

How do you pronounce pessimistic?

pessimistic is pronounced [ˌpesɪˈmɪstɪk].

How is pessimistic used in a sentence?

У него пессимистичный взгляд на будущее. Translation: He has a pessimistic view of the future.

Is pessimistic part of Personality Traits vocabulary?

Yes, pessimistic can be learned in the Personality Traits topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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