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Adjective: pessimistic  `pe-su'mi-stik
  1. Expecting the worst possible outcome
    "she was unduly pessimistic about her future"

See also: bearish, demoralised [Brit], demoralized, discouraged, disheartened, hopeless, negative, pessimism, pessimistically

Antonym: optimistic

Encyclopedia: Pessimistic