Pessimistic: alternatives and connections

Partaking of the qualities of a bear; resembling a bear in temper or manners.

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Partaking of the qualities of a bear; resembling a bear in temper or manners.

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of Demoralize

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of Demoralize

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of Discourage

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of Discourage

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of Dishearten

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of Dishearten

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The opinion or doctrine that everything in nature is ordered for or tends to the worst, or that the world is wholly evil; -- opposed to optimism.

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The opinion or doctrine that everything in nature is ordered for or tends to the worst, or that the world is wholly evil; -- opposed to optimism.

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Destitute of hope; having no expectation of good; despairing.

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Destitute of hope; having no expectation of good; despairing.

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Denying; implying, containing, or asserting denial, negation or refusal; returning the answer no to an inquiry or request; refusing assent; as, a neg…

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Denying; implying, containing, or asserting denial, negation or refusal; returning the answer no to an inquiry or request; refusing assent; as, a neg…

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Of or pertaining to optimism; tending, or conforming, to the opinion that all events are ordered for the best.

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Of or pertaining to optimism; tending, or conforming, to the opinion that all events are ordered for the best.

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