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pessimist:
(plural: ‘pessimists‘; the word opposite in meaning ‘optimist‘)
a pessimist — always expecting the worst to happen
a person who always expects something bad or negative result in everything even when there is no need to be;
a person who always see the dark, bad or negative side of the things even when circumstances show that nothing bad is going to happen or happened;
a cynic,
e.g.
It is quite unfortunate that pessimists are proved right more often!
She is such a pessimist that she does not believe that she is married to a gentleman.
[a pessimist says “It’s half empty” (negative); an optimist says “It’s half full” (positive)]
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