pessimistic attitude

collocation in English

meaningsofpessimisticandattitude

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pessimistic
adjective
uk
/ˌpes.ɪˈmɪs.tɪk/us
/ˌpes.əˈmɪs.tɪk/
thinking that bad things are more likely to happen or emphasizing the bad part of ...
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attitude
noun
uk
/ˈæt.ɪ.tʃuːd/us
/ˈæt̬.ə.tuːd/
a feeling or opinion about something or someone, or a way of behaving that is caused ...
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(Definition ofpessimisticandattitudefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpessimistic attitude

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It is not helpful to respond to this predicament with apessimisticattitude.
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However, this does not imply a morepessimisticattitude, but one that is more honest.
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The longer the physician worked in the clinic the less likely a change was found in thepessimisticattitude about the benefit of psychotherapy (r=0.27, p<0.02).
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To look at the matter simply from the location point of view, it implies a mostpessimisticattitude.
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I believe, however, that this disappointment should not lead us to adopt apessimisticattitudetowards the future.
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But there is no need, in my judgment, to take a hopelesslypessimisticattitudein regard to post-war conditions.
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If you never do anything because you may make a loss, surely that is apessimisticattitude.
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I do not wish to take up apessimisticattitude.
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I hope, therefore, that we shall not have thispessimisticattitudeabout television.
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It is possible that the firm has adopted an undulypessimisticattitude.
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One would think from thepessimisticattitudehe showed to comprehensive education and to education generally that everything was wrong.
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They seem to demonstrate a purely negative and ratherpessimisticattitudeto the problem.
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That is a verypessimisticattitude.
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It is necessary to keep that in mind and not to say that we have apessimisticattitudeto democracy and should not worry about anything else.
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He usually has a verypessimisticattitude, but is capable of great compassion.
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Sisters always support each other against anypessimisticattitude, and guide each other through thick and thin.
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Disillusioned however, that faith is frail and it shows in herpessimisticattitude.
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The author's disillusionment andpessimisticattitudeis obvious throughout.
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She has a generallypessimisticattitudetowards mostly everything.
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Psychologists trace pessimistic attitudes to emotional pain or even biology.
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