She had a pessimistic view of the future, believing that things would only get worse.
她对未来持悲观态度，认为情况只会变得更糟。
Choose the word that is closest in meaning to “pessimistic”.
C — despondent. “pessimistic” means adj. tending to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen
Ever ______, he assumed the whole trip would be ruined before it even began.
C — pessimistic. “pessimistic” means adj. tending to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen
pessimistic — adj. tending to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen. In Chinese: 悲观的.
pessimistic is pronounced /ˌpɛsɪˈmɪstɪk/. It breaks into 4 syllables: pes · si · mis · tic.
She had a pessimistic view of the future, believing that things would only get worse. (她对未来持悲观态度，认为情况只会变得更糟。)
gloomy, cynical, negative, despondent — all close in meaning to pessimistic (adj. tending to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen).
Yes. pessimistic appears on the iSEE Vocab Upper list, which covers 804 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
pessim(pessimistic) + istic(adjective suffix)