pessimism

1. A tendency to stress the negative or unfavorable or to take the gloomiest possible view: "We have seen too much defeatism, too much pessimism, too much of a negative approach” ( Margo Jones).

2. The doctrine or belief that the evil in the world outweighs the good.

3. The doctrine or belief that this is the worst of all possible worlds and that all things ultimately tend toward evil.

4. An inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome.

5. The doctrine that reality is essentially evil.

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pessimism	15	Scrabble

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6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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