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[ noun ] the feeling that things will turn out badly

Used in print

(Tom F. Driver, "Beckett by the Madeleine,"...)

They find deep pessimism in them .

Related terms

optimism despair cynicism

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[ noun ] a general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things

Related terms

optimism disposition

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Rhymes with

dynamism euphemism animism optimism perfectionism isolationism creationism expansionism abolitionism expressionism confucianism protectionism obstructionism impressionism totalitarianism zionism republicanism determinism unionism humanism hedonism paganism arianism hooliganism hellenism satanism antagonism communism sectarianism authoritarianism expansionism egalitarianism americanism organism revisionism puritanism chauvinism microorganism mechanism anachronism commercialism racialism socialism bolshevism hypnotism dualism anglo-catholicism symbolism fundamentalism feudalism surrealism neutralism empiricism nepotism evangelism ergotism supernaturalism diastrophism methodism stoicism astigmatism dogmatism radicalism parochialism pacifism colonialism ostracism geotropism formalism ferromagnetism despotism nationalism rheumatism centralism narcissism catholicism catechism minimalism environmentalism fanaticism nihilism anti-catholicism naturalism mercantilism mutualism professionalism romanticism moralism fatalism electromagnetism cannibalism stigmatism magnetism monasticism liberalism conservatism egotism federalism classicism metabolism unilateralism pluralism pragmatism materialism masochism emotionalism populism sensationalism jansenism provincialism separatism legalism capitalism individualism journalism internationalism imperialism paternalism patriotism nestorianism vegetarianism mormonism fetishism protestantism vandalism atavism gnosticism favoritism feminism extremism negativism tribalism eroticism recidivism elitism nativism mysticism relativism multiculturalism diamagnetism stalinism darwinism cynicism criticism conservativism consumerism collectivism mesmerism skepticism positivism lyricism leninism activism ism extremism cronyism racism fascism aneurism alcoholism autism synergism modernism mannerism monism opportunism elitism vigilantism taoism heroism hinduism futurism barbarism embolism egoism monetarism counterterrorism militarism atheism thatcherism marxism sexism botulism altruism judaism adventurism terrorism plagiarism secularism aphorism schism nazism tourism parallelism baptism escapism dwarfism dimorphism leftism polymorphism

Phonetic and Homophones

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pessimist pessimistic

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