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How to pronounce “pessimistic”
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Pronunciation guide for pessimistic
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- Practice the English pronunciation of pessimistic with real speech in context.
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- Overcome Negative Thoughts
versus pessimistic thinking.
- Definition summary
- Marked by pessimism and little hopefulness; expecting the worst.
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How to pronounce pessimistic
Overcome Negative Thoughts

versus pessimistic thinking.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “pessimistic”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Marked by pessimism and little hopefulness; expecting the worst.
- Pertaining to the worst-case scenario.
- (computing) Taking out exclusive locks on data to prevent conflicts with other processes that might modify it.
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