pessimism

/pˈɛsəmˌɪzəm/ · 4 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. the feeling that things will turn out badly
2. a general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things

Antonyms of pessimism

• optimism

Words that rhyme with pessimism

• mechanism
• absolutism
• antagonism
• nationalism
• sensationalism
• anachronism
• criticism
• dynamism
• empiricism
• formalism
• humanism
• imperialism
• individualism
• modernism
• nihilism
• pluralism
• romanticism
• separatism
• stigmatism
• symbolism
• alcoholism
• astigmatism
• catechism
• chauvinism
• collectivism
• communism
• consumerism
• despotism
• egoism
• egotism