pessimistic
thinking that something will not go well
Expecting that things will go badly or that a situation is unlikely to succeed.
often seeing the bad side of things
Tending to notice or emphasize problems and negative aspects more than positive ones.
connected to the belief that things are generally bad
Related to the belief that life is mostly bad, suffering is unavoidable, or improvement is unlikely.
- Base: pessimistic
a pessimistic outlook
1general expectation of bad results
a general habit of expecting bad things
- After the layoffs, many employees developed a pessimistic outlook.
- His pessimistic outlook makes it hard for him to take risks.
- The report paints a pessimistic outlook for the housing market.
- He has a pessimistic outlook.
a pessimistic view (of [something])
1negative opinion about [something]
a negative way of thinking about something
- She takes a pessimistic view of the company’s long-term prospects.
- That’s a pessimistic view of the situation—there are signs of progress too.
- He offered a pessimistic view of how soon peace could be achieved.
- My father has a pessimistic view of politics.
deeply pessimistic
1very strongly expecting failure
very pessimistic
- She’s deeply pessimistic about the chances of a quick solution.
- Voters are deeply pessimistic about the direction of the country.
- He became deeply pessimistic after years of failed reforms.
- They are deeply pessimistic about the plan.
pessimistic about [something]
1expecting [something] to go badly
thinking something will not go well
- I’m pessimistic about our chances of winning.
- They’re pessimistic about how quickly the economy will recover.
- She sounded pessimistic about the project from the start.
- I am pessimistic about my interview.
pessimistic forecast
1prediction of bad results
a prediction that bad things will happen
- The company issued a pessimistic forecast for the next quarter.
- Several banks released pessimistic forecasts for growth this year.
- Despite the pessimistic forecast, the market rose on the news.
- The report gave a pessimistic forecast.