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What does pessimism mean?

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Noun
  1. A general belief that bad things will happen.
  2. The doctrine that this world is the worst of all possible worlds.
  3. (computing) The condition of being pessimal.
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To suggest we are on the edge of defeat is to yield to unreasonable pessimism.
At the same time, public pessimism about the future of health systems is growing.
Why is it that every new cinematic vision of the future is bathed in pessimism and bleakness?
It is an immoral indulgence to wallow in romantic pessimism or warmed-over Stoicism.
We have found that a deliberative mindset induced greater realism and not more pessimism.
There's no cause for pessimism, we should believe in ourselves and use that self-belief to choose now and irrevocably the path of reform.

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