Pessimism

(noun.) a general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things.

(noun.) the feeling that things will turn out badly.

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• One suspects at times that our national cult of optimism is no real feeling that the world is good, but a fear that pessimism will produce panics. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• There was a great contrast between his world pessimism and personal cheeriness. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• Silverton was in a mood of Titanic pessimism. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• They cannot afford an inclusive pessimism about mankind. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.

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