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Negativism vs Optimism - What's the difference?

negativism | optimism |

As nouns the difference between negativism and optimism

is that negativism is a persistent pessimistic or skeptical attitude while optimism is a tendency to expect the best, or at least, a favourable outcome.

negativism

English

Noun

  • A persistent pessimistic or skeptical attitude.
  • A stubborn tendency to do the opposite of what one is asked.

    • Anagrams

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    optimism

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun) (wikipedia optimism)
  • a tendency to expect the best, or at least, a favourable outcome
    • I love her youth, her beauty and above all her optimism that everything will turn out fine.
  • the doctrine that this world is the best of all possible worlds
  • the belief that good will eventually triumph over evil

    • Antonyms

    * pessimism

    Derived terms

    * optimist