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Date: 1700-1800
Language: French
Origin: pessimisme, from Latin pessimus 'worst'

pessimism

 noun
     
pes‧si‧mi‧sm [uncountable]
a tendency to believe that bad things will happen [≠ optimism]
pessimism about/over
There is deep pessimism about the future.
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