1. Someone who always expects the worst to happen: A pessimist never expects anything to turn out well.
2. A person who habitually sees or anticipates the bad situations or is disposed to be gloomy: Pessimists see the world as excessively cruel in many ways.
3. Etymology: from Latin pessimus, "worst". © ALL rights are reserved.

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