pessimistisch
pessimistic
English translations
- 01
pessimistic
- 02
defeatist
- 03
pessimistic
Word details
- German meaning
- Neigend dazu, die schlechteste Seite der Dinge zu sehen oder zu erwarten.
- English meaning
- Pessimistic
- Synonym
- negativ, schwarzseherisch
- German example
- Er ist sehr pessimistisch, was die Zukunft betrifft.
- English example
- He is very pessimistic about the future.
- Comparative
- pessimistischerSuperlative: am pessimistischsten
- Opposite of
- pessimisticoptimistisch
Related words
- Zweckpessimismus
Defensive pessimism
- Schwarzseherin
Pessimist
- Schwarzseher
Pessimist
- Unglückshäher
Prophet of doom
- düster
Gloomy means dark, bleak, or pessimistic.
- Defätist
Defeatist
- defätistisch
Defeatist means adopting a pessimistic attitude, often associated with the expectation of failure.
- schwarzsehen
to be pessimistic
- Negativität
Negativity
- Untergangsprophetin
A doomsayer is a person who makes pessimistic predictions about the future, often regarding disasters or the end of the world.
- Schwarzseherei
Pessimism
- den Teufel an die Wand malen
To paint the devil on the wall
- optimistisch
Optimistic
- Untergangsprophet
doomsayer
Example sentences with “pessimistisch”
Er sieht die Zukunft eher pessimistisch. (He sees the future quite pessimistically.)
Frequently asked questions
How do you form the adverb?
In German, the adjective form 'pessimistisch' is often used as the adverb as well.