pessimist

Speech parts

1. pessimist - Noun

2. pessimist - Adjective

One who advocates the doctrine of pessimism; -- opposed to optimist.

One who looks on the dark side of things.

Alt. of Pessimistic

Source: Webster's dictionary

misanthrope coward croaker cynic quitter agnostic atheist misery pessimistic cassandra pessimism Jeremiah gloomy damper skeptic

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optimist ham joiner character dreamer seer

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skeptic sceptic doubter

bear negativist defeatist

pessimistic pessimism

cynic pessimist

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. Winston Churchill

The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails. William Arthur Ward

The man who is a pessimist before 48 knows too much; if he is an optimist after it he knows too little. Mark Twain

No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit. Helen Keller

To an optimist every weed is a flower; to a pessimist every flower is a weed. Finnish Proverb

A pessimist is a well-informed optimist. Russian Proverb

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