How do you use Pessimism in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like optimism or despair, plus the exact meaning.
Pessimism in a sentence
Pessimism meaning
- A general belief that bad things will happen.
- The doctrine that this world is the worst of all possible worlds.
- The condition of being pessimal.
Synonyms of Pessimism
Using Pessimism
- The main meaning on this page is: A general belief that bad things will happen. | The doctrine that this world is the worst of all possible worlds. | The condition of being pessimal.
- Useful related words include: optimism, despair, disposition, temperament.
- In the example corpus, pessimism often appears in combinations such as: of pessimism, pessimism and, pessimism about.
Context around Pessimism
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 9 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Pessimism
- In this selection, "pessimism" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, philosophical, declining, expressed, hope and proved stand out and add context to how "pessimism" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include americans expressed pessimism about cooperating and anger and pessimism are pervasive. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "pessimism" sits close to words such as aol, arran and autoimmune, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with pessimism
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
I prefer to synthesize optimism and pessimism and favor informed hope. (11 words)
Pessimism has dragged the stock down over 83% from its all-time high. (13 words)
But journalist Ben Jacobs has explained there is a hint of pessimism about their chances. (15 words)
Euro declines today comes amid a mixture of data that indicated more disinflation in conjunction with the declining pessimism of the German consumers in addition to the sharp decline in the Eurozone bond yields. (34 words)
Focusing on the theme of hope, he said: "Even though we do not know what tomorrow may hold for us, we should not look to the future with pessimism and resignation. (31 words)
The snag is that this stellar run has been partly built on investors unwinding bearish bets, or short positions, on retail stocks, after last year’s pessimism proved overdone. (29 words)
Example sentences (20)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau The major themes of philosophical pessimism were first presented by Rousseau and he has been called "the patriarch of pessimism".
Adult anger and pessimism are pervasive: A recent 58 percent of registered voters surveyed believed that America’s best days were behind it.
Asian shares were trading mixed Tuesday as pessimism about global uncertainties remained even as China reported a better-than-expected economic growth data.
But journalist Ben Jacobs has explained there is a hint of pessimism about their chances.
Despite my pessimism, I like both candidates and believe either one will be a good mayor.
Euro declines today comes amid a mixture of data that indicated more disinflation in conjunction with the declining pessimism of the German consumers in addition to the sharp decline in the Eurozone bond yields.
Given that even the pricing of the loans by Upstart has already incorporated this pessimism, I think that the downside for the company is somewhat limited.
However, I would hold off for now because of the pessimism in the economy, which may present an even better entry point.
I prefer to synthesize optimism and pessimism and favor informed hope.
Notably, a substantially higher share of Americans expressed pessimism about cooperating with China on climate change (52%) than on trade and economic policy (38%).
Optimism and pessimism, hope and fear co-exist among Thais these days, but with hope definitely on the ascendant.
Pessimism has dragged the stock down over 83% from its all-time high.
Shapland’s paralytic pessimism can make it difficult to disentangle her punishing thoughts from the harsh reality she seeks to articulate.
Sure, there is a lot of pessimism about the viability and the difficulty of production, but let's separate the noise and look at the facts.
The majority of survey respondents also regard developments in the area of Slovaks' trust in the judiciary with deep pessimism.
The reasons for economic pessimism have started to look less convincing than they once were.
The snag is that this stellar run has been partly built on investors unwinding bearish bets, or short positions, on retail stocks, after last year’s pessimism proved overdone.
A new survey of over 7,000 individuals suggests a growing wave of pessimism among workers regarding cybersecurity practices.
But pessimism about America and a desire for radical change in its governance are more sharply polarized among older voters.
Focusing on the theme of hope, he said: "Even though we do not know what tomorrow may hold for us, we should not look to the future with pessimism and resignation.
Common combinations with pessimism
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of pessimism 16×
- pessimism and 15×
- pessimism about 14×
- and pessimism 9×
- the pessimism 7×
- pessimism in 6×
- pessimism that 6×
- pessimism is 6×
- pessimism of 5×
- his pessimism 5×