pessimism Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

Pes"si*mism noun
Etymology
L. pessimus worst, superl. of pejor worse: cf. F. pessimisme. Cf. Impair.
Definitions
  1. (Metaph.) 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.
  2. A disposition to take the least hopeful view of things.

Webster 1913