English-Thai Dictionary

pessimist

N ผู้ ยึดถือ ลัทธิ มองโลกในแง่ร้าย  ผู้ หมดอาลัยตายอยาก 

 

pessimistic

ADJ ที่ มองโลกในแง่ร้าย  fatalistic desponding downbeat ti-mong-lok-nai-ngai-rai

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PESSIMIST

Pes "si *mist, n. Etym: [L. pessimus worst: cf. F. pessimiste. ]

 

1. (Metaph.)

 

Defn: One who advocates the doctrine of pessimism; -- opposed to Ant: optimist.

 

2. One who looks on the dark side of things.

 

PESSIMIST; PESSIMISTIC

PESSIMIST; PESSIMISTIC Pes "si *mist, Pes `si *mis "tic, a. (Metaph.)

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to pessimism; characterized by pessimism; gloomy; foreboding. "Giving utterance to pessimistic doubt. " Encyc. Brit.

 

PESSIMISTICAL

PESSIMISTICAL Pes `si *mis "tic *al, a.

 

Defn: Pessimistic.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

pessimistic

pes si mis tic |ˌpesəˈmistik pesɪˈmɪstɪk | ▶adjective tending to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen: he was pessimistic about the prospects. DERIVATIVES pes si mis ti cal ly adverb

 

Oxford Dictionary

pessimistic

pes ¦sim |is ¦tic |ˌpɛsɪˈmɪstɪk | ▶adjective tending to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen: he was pessimistic about the prospects. DERIVATIVES pessimistically adverb

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

pessimist

pessimist noun pessimists have been predicting the doom of the planet for thousands of years: defeatist, fatalist, prophet of doom, cynic, doomsayer, doomster, Cassandra; skeptic, doubter, doubting Thomas; misery, miserablist, killjoy, Job's comforter; informal doom (and gloom ) merchant, wet blanket, Chicken Little, gloomy Gus. ANTONYMS optimist, Pollyanna.

 

pessimistic

pessimistic adjective a pessimistic outlook on life: gloomy, negative, defeatist, downbeat, cynical, bleak, fatalistic, dark, black, despairing, despondent, depressed, hopeless; suspicious, distrustful, doubting. ANTONYMS optimistic. WORD SPECTRUM: optimistic / pessimistic See optimistic Word Spectrums show shades of meaning between two polar opposites.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

pessimist

pessimist noun pessimists attempted to paint a picture of a nation in decline: defeatist, fatalist, alarmist, prophet of doom, cynic, doomsayer, doomster, gloom-monger, doom-monger, doomwatcher, Cassandra; sceptic, doubter, doubting Thomas; misery, killjoy, worrier, Job's comforter; informal doom and gloom merchant, wet blanket; N. Amer. informal gloomy Gus. ANTONYMS optimist.

 

pessimistic

pessimistic adjective a pessimistic outlook on life: gloomy, negative, defeatist, downbeat, gloom-ridden, cynical, bleak, fatalistic, dark, black, despairing, despondent, depressed, dejected, demoralized, hopeless, melancholy, glum, lugubrious, suspicious, distrustful, doubting, alarmist; informal given to looking on the black side. ANTONYMS optimistic, hopeful, cheerful.

 

Duden Dictionary

Pessimist

Pes si mist Substantiv, maskulin , der Pessimistin |Pessim i st |der Pessimist; Genitiv: des Pessimisten, Plural: die Pessimisten Person, die immer nur die schlechten Seiten des Lebens sieht

 

Pessimistin

Pes si mis tin Substantiv, feminin , die |Pessim i stin |weibliche Form zu Pessimist

 

pessimistisch

pes si mis tisch Adjektiv |pessim i stisch |a von Pessimismus a erfüllt etwas pessimistisch sehen, betrachten b von Pessimismus b erfüllt oder die entsprechende Haltung ausdrückend eine pessimistische Schätzung

 

French Dictionary

pessimiste

pessimiste adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif et nom masculin et féminin Qui considère la réalité par son mauvais côté. : Un économiste pessimiste. Ces pessimistes finiront par nous décourager. ANTONYME optimiste .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

pessimist

pes si mist /pésəmɪst /名詞 C 悲観しがちな人 ; 厭世家 ; 悲観論者 (↔optimist ).

 

pessimistic

pes si mis tic /pèsəmɪ́stɪk /〖語源は 「最悪の 」〗形容詞 more ～; most ～〈人が 〉 «…について » 悲観的な «about , on » ; 厭世 （えんせい ）的な ; 悲観 [厭世 ]主義の (↔optimistic )▸ We are pessimistic about the result of the peace talks .私たちは和平会談の結果には悲観的だ p è s si m í s ti cal ly 副詞