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Worried vs Pessimistic - What's the difference?

worried | pessimistic |

As adjectives the difference between worried and pessimistic

is that worried is thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen; feeling afraid and unhappy while pessimistic is marked by pessimism and little hopefulness; expecting the worst.

As a verb worried

is past tense of worry.

worried

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen; feeling afraid and unhappy.
    • She was worried about her son who had been sent off to fight in the war.

    Derived terms

    * unworried

    Verb

    (head)
  • (worry)

    • Derived terms

    * worriedly * worriedness

    Anagrams

    * *

    pessimistic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Marked by pessimism and little hopefulness; expecting the worst.
    • a pessimistic view of the future
  • Pertaining to the worst-case scenario.
    • a pessimistic estimate

    Antonyms

    * optimistic

    Related terms

    * pessimal * pessimism * pessimist