Pessimist
/pˈɛsəməst/
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Definition
(noun) Someone who habitually expects the worst outcome; one who looks on the dark side of things.
Sentence Examples
The optimist looks into a mirror and becomes more optimistic, the pessimist more pessimistic.
I am by turns an optimist and a pessimist.
CEFR Practice Quiz
As a ____, she always expected the worst outcome and was rarely surprised when things went wrong.