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Apathy vs Pessimism - What's the difference?

apathy | pessimism |

As nouns the difference between apathy and pessimism

is that apathy is complete lack of emotion or motivation about a person, activity, or object; depression; lack of interest or enthusiasm; disinterest while pessimism is a general belief that bad things will happen.

apathy

English

(wikipedia apathy)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Complete lack of emotion or motivation about a person, activity, or object; depression; lack of interest or enthusiasm; disinterest.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1818
    • , author=Mary Shelley , title=Frankenstein , chapter=2 citation , passage=I opened it with apathy; the theory which he attempts to demonstrate and the wonderful facts which he relates soon changed this feeling into enthusiasm.}}

    Related terms

    * apatheism (pos n) * apathetic (pos a) * apatheia (pos n)

    pessimism

    English

    (wikipedia pessimism)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A general belief that bad things will happen.
  • The doctrine that this world is the worst of all possible worlds.

    • Related terms

    * pessimist * pessimistic

    Antonyms

    * optimism

    External links

    * * * English words suffixed with -ism ----