Pessimism
Pronunciation : Pes"si*mism
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. pessimus worst, superl. of pejor worse: cf. F. pessimisme. Cf. Impair.]
Definition : 1. (Metaph.)
Defn: 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 Ant: optimism.
2. A disposition to take the least hopeful view of things.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913