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Lamentable vs Pessimism - What's the difference?

lamentable | pessimism |

As an adjective lamentable

is causing sorrow, distress or regret; deplorable, pitiful or distressing.

As a noun pessimism is

a general belief that bad things will happen.

lamentable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Causing sorrow, distress or regret; deplorable, pitiful or distressing.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * lamentability * lamentableness * lamentably

    Related terms

    * lament

    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

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