pessimistic

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌpɛsɪˈmɪstɪk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pes′ə mis′tik)

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pessimistic adj (person: negative)pesimista adj mf
  negativo/a adj
 I don't like to be pessimistic but your chances aren't very good.
 No quiero ser pesimista, pero tus chances no son muy buenas.
pessimistic adj (outlook: expecting the worst)pesimista adj mf
  negativo/a adj
  derrotista adj mf
 Her pessimistic attitude ensured the project was doomed to fail.
 Con su actitud pesimista el proyecto estaba destinado al fracaso.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

'pessimistic' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
bearish - dark and gloomy - defeatist - despairing - doom and gloom - doom-monger - doomster - fatalistic - give up hope - gloomy - lose hope - negative - negatively - negativity
Spanish:
agorero - catastrofista - fatalista - derrotista - cenizo - pesimista


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