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Negativism vs Pessimism - What's the difference?

negativism | pessimism |

As nouns the difference between negativism and pessimism

is that negativism is a persistent pessimistic or skeptical attitude while pessimism is a general belief that bad things will happen.

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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    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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