adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a negative/pessimistic outlook
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This pessimistic outlook on their lives leads to depression.
pessimistic/gloomy (= expecting bad things to happen )
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Scientists have produced a gloomy forecast on the effects of global warming.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
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Normative theories tend to be fairly egalitarian, whereas positive theories are generally more pessimistic about redistributive prospects.
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It made government supporters more optimistic about the economy and opposition supporters more pessimistic .
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In general, people are more pessimistic now.
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Paradoxically, this move beyond the individual to the social has resulted in a much more pessimistic prognosis for disabled people.
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Revised forecasts - expected in November - are likely to be more pessimistic .
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Another more pessimistic version of modern Malthusianism dealt less with economics and more with the ecological limits to growth.
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When his doctors were at their most pessimistic , Raine's will-power won through.
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General practitioners have had to bear a much heavier load than even the most pessimistic were expecting.
too
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The above is, however, too pessimistic a view.
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While based upon an extensive data base and significant historical research, this Rand report has been criticized as being too pessimistic .
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And Gilroy seems too pessimistic about the state of black politics.
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Is this is too pessimistic a view?
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Proponents of the changes did, however, find the prognostications of their adversaries far too pessimistic and polemical.
■ NOUN
view
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That's a very pessimistic view .
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Some of the early researchers took a pessimistic view of what we would lose with the disappearance of native languages.
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Whilst this may appear an extreme and pessimistic view , it is the reality of retirement for many retired people.
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Under these conditions, it is not surprising to find that superiors and subordinates hold optimistic and pessimistic views about each other.
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He seemed to take a pessimistic view of your complaint, whatever it was.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Beron is pessimistic that a peaceful solution can be found.
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Don't be too pessimistic - we may still win the game.
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He's quite pessimistic about his chances of getting another job.
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Some environmentalists take a more pessimistic view.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But Republican leaders were pessimistic about a speedy resolution.
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Essentially, the medical approach has painted a pessimistic picture.
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George is quite realistic throughout the book and is in some cases, justifiably pessimistic .
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He was morose, pessimistic , obsessed with achieving the perfect style.
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Stock and bond markets, already weak, fell further after the pessimistic comments were carried on news wires.
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That's a very pessimistic view.
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The first is somewhat misleading; the second is certainly wrong; and the third, unduly pessimistic .
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When you are pessimistic and expect the worst, your attitude is often negative.