PESSIMISM

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Meaning:

A general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("pessimism" is a kind of...):

disposition; temperament (your usual mood)

Antonym:

optimism (a general disposition to expect the best in all things)

Derivation:

pessimist (a person who expects the worst)

pessimistic (expecting the worst possible outcome)

Meaning:

The feeling that things will turn out badly

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Hypernyms ("pessimism" is a kind of...):

despair (the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pessimism"):

cynicism (a cynical feeling of distrust)

Antonym:

optimism (the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well)

Derivation:

pessimist (a person who expects the worst)

pessimistic (expecting the worst possible outcome)