pessimistic
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˌpɛ.səˈmɪs.tɪk/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English pessimist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English pessimistic From pessimist + -ic.
- Marked by pessimism and little hopefulness; expecting the worst.
“a pessimistic view of the future”
- Pertaining to the worst-case scenario.
“a pessimistic estimate”
“However pessimistic their predictions, most scientists and scholars who warn of impending disaster are really acting from antidystopian motives.”
- Taking out exclusive locks on data to prevent conflicts with other processes that might modify it.
“pessimistic concurrency; pessimistic locking”