PESSIMISM

[noun] [U] - the tendency to emphasize or think of the bad part of a situation rather than the good part, or the feeling that bad things are more likely to happen than good thingsAn underlying pessimism infuses all her novels.In recent months, there has been a mood of deepening pessimism about the economy.The United States is not alone in its pessimism over the future of the island's fragile democracy.The Chancellor expressed deep pessimism that (= He felt it was extremely unlikely that) an agreement could be reached. [+ that clause]Compare optimism.