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  1. noun
    a person who expects the worst
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  • bear an investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price
  • depression a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
  • inge English prelate noted for his pessimistic sermons and articles (1860-1954)
  • schopenhauer German pessimist philosopher (1788-1860)
  • pessimistically with pessimism; in a pessimistic manner
  • cheerlessness a feeling of dreary or pessimistic sadness
  • arthur schopenhauer German pessimist philosopher (1788-1860)
  • thomas pynchon United States writer of pessimistic novels about life in a technologically advanced society (born in 1937)
  • gloomy dean English prelate noted for his pessimistic sermons and articles (1860-1954)
  • uncheerfulness a feeling of dreary or pessimistic sadness
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