pessimism
(pes′ĭ-mĭ-zĭm)
![](.//images/locked-audio.png)
[L. pessimus, worst + -ism]
A frame of mind marked by loss of hope, confidence, or trust in a good outcome, even when such an outcome is likely.
pessimistic (pes″ĭ-mis′tik), adj.
SEE: optimism
There's more to see -- the rest of this topic is available only to subscribers.
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Pessimism." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/733631/all/pessimism.
Pessimism. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/733631/all/pessimism. Accessed August 31, 2024.
Pessimism. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/733631/all/pessimism
Pessimism [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 August 31]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/733631/all/pessimism.
* Article titles in AMA citation format should be in sentence-case
TY - ELEC
T1 - pessimism
ID - 733631
ED - Venes,Donald,
BT - Taber's Medical Dictionary
UR - https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/733631/all/pessimism
PB - F.A. Davis Company
ET - 24
DB - Nursing Central
DP - Unbound Medicine
ER -