Pessimistic - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

adjective

Of the very darkest colour owing to the absence of or complete absorption of light; the opposite of white.

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Black smoke

verb

Belonging to or denoting any human group having dark-coloured skin, especially of african or australian aboriginal ancestry.

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Black adolescents of jamaican descent

noun

Another term for hamburger.

adjective

(of an area of land) lacking vegetation and exposed to the elements.

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A bleak and barren moor

noun

A small silvery shoaling fish of the carp family, found in eurasian rivers.

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The flies for pike were naturally bigger than the bleaks, so they left me alone and i got some pike.

adjective

If a place is bleak, it is empty, and not welcoming or attractive

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The house stands on a bleak, windswept hilltop.

adjective

Believing that people are motivated purely by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity.

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He was brutally cynical and hardened to every sob story under the sun

Believing the worst of human nature and motives

adjective

Not trusting or respecting the goodness of other people and their actions, but believing that people are interested only in themselves

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Listening to politicians for too long can make you cynical., she’s become cynical about men., he’s …

adjective

With little or no light.

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It's too dark to see much

noun

The absence of light in a place.

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Carolyn was sitting in the dark

adjective

With little or no light

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It was too dark to see much., get dark what time does it get dark in the summer?, our bedroom was v…

noun

A person who expects or is excessively ready to accept failure.

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It also appeals to defeatists, cynics, and worldly-wise men who are not prepared to try to change t…

adjective

Demonstrating expectation or acceptance of failure.

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We have a duty not to be so defeatist

adjective

Having no hope and expecting to fail

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Being defeatist will get us nowhere., he's got such a defeatist attitude., i can't believe it - you…

adjective

Sad and depressed; dispirited.

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He stood in the street looking dejected

verb

Make sad or dispirited; depress.

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Nothing dejects a trader like the interruption of his profits

adjective

Unhappy, disappointed, or lacking hope

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William felt dejected because he had sprained his ankle and had to sit out the game.

adjective

Having lost confidence or hope; disheartened.

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How do you motivate demoralized employees?

verb

Cause (someone) to lose confidence or hope.

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The general strike had demoralized the trade unions

adjective

Having lost your confidence, enthusiasm, and hope

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After the game, the players were tired and demoralized.

adjective

(of a person) in a state of unhappiness or despondency.

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She felt lonely and depressed

verb

Make (someone) feel utterly dispirited or dejected.

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That first day at school depressed me

adjective

Feeling unhappy and without hope

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He’s depressed about losing his job., this is an economically depressed area.

adjective

Showing the loss of all hope.

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He gave a despairing little shrug

verb

Lose or be without hope.

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We should not despair

adjective

Showing or feeling that there is no hope and that you can do nothing to improve a difficult or worrying situation

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A despairing glance/cry, with every day that passed he became ever more despairing.

adjective

In low spirits from loss of hope or courage.

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She grew more and more despondent

adjective

Unhappy and discouraged because you feel you are in a situation that is unlikely to improve

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He grew increasingly despondent when his paintings failed to sell.

adjective

Unhappy and with no hope or enthusiasm

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He became/grew increasingly despondent when she failed to return his phone calls., despondent about…

adjective

Pessimistic or gloomy.

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The assessment of the uk's economic prospects is downbeat

noun

An accented beat, usually the first of the bar.

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The song has three stanzas of six lines, carrying four stresses downbeats separated by upbeats.

adjective

Quiet and without much excitement

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The actual signing of the contract was a downbeat affair without any ceremony., despite the surging…

adjective

Relating to or characteristic of the belief that all events are predetermined and therefore inevitable.

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Many have an almost fatalistic attitude towards their own health

adjective

Believing that people cannot change the way events will happen and that events, especially bad ones, cannot be avoided

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She was fatalistic about the future., he had a fatalistic acceptance of his bad luck in life.

adjective

Dark or poorly lit, especially so as to appear depressing or frightening.

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A gloomy corridor badly lit by oil lamps

adjective

Unhappy and without hope

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A gloomy person/expression, the cemetery is a gloomy place.

adjective

Not expecting or believing anything good in a situation

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A gloomy economic forecast, uk the vet is rather gloomy about my cat's chances of recovery.

adjective

Looking or feeling dejected; morose.

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The princess looked glum but later cheered up

adjective

Sad and discouraged

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A glum expression, marty nodded glumly.

adjective

Disappointed or unhappy, and quiet

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You look glum. what's up?, glum about he's very glum about the company's prospects.

adjective

Feeling or causing despair.

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Jess looked at him in mute hopeless appeal

adjective

Without hope

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We tried to save the building, but it was a hopeless task (= it could not succeed).

adjective

Completely without skill at a particular activity

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Hopeless at i'm hopeless at sports., he's a hopeless cook.

adjective

Looking or sounding sad and dismal.

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His face looked even more lugubrious than usual

adjective

Sad and serious

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A lugubrious face

noun

A feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.

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An air of melancholy surrounded him

adjective

Having a feeling of melancholy; sad and pensive.

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She felt a little melancholy

adjective

Feeling or expressing sadness

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A melancholy song, larry is in a very melancholy mood.

adjective

Consisting in or characterized by the absence rather than the presence of distinguishing features.

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The records of her transaction, and loan would have been available and in their absence i draw a ne…

noun

A word or statement that expresses denial, disagreement, or refusal.

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She replied in the negative

verb

Refuse to accept; reject.

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The bill was negatived on second reading by 130 votes to 129

adjective

Having or showing a cautious distrust of someone or something.

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He was suspicious of her motives