pessimism
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the feeling that things will turn out badly
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- optimism antonym
- pessimist derivation
- pessimistic derivation
Sense 2 noun
a general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things
Types & categories
- disposition hypernym
Related & opposite
- optimism antonym
- pessimist derivation
- pessimistic derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | optimism |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | pessimist |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | pessimistic |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | despair |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cynicism |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | optimism |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | pessimist |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | pessimistic |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | disposition |