pessimistic?

Question

what does it mean?

Answer 1

Pessimistic is an adjective from the noun pessimism. It means to look at things from the most negative point of view.

Answer 2

pes·si·mism /ˈpɛsəˌmɪzəm/[pes-uh-miz-uhm]
–noun 1. the tendency to see, anticipate, or emphasize only bad or undesirable outcomes, results, conditions, problems, etc.: His pessimism about the future of our country depresses me.
2. the doctrine that the existing world is the worst of all possible worlds, or that all things naturally tend to evil.
3. the belief that the evil and pain in the world are not compensated for by goodness and happiness.

Answer 3

You always see the bad side of things. Like if you get caught in the rain, you get angry because your clothes get wet, etc.

The opposite is an optimist, where you see the good side of things, like that rain will bring water to all the plants, and it'll make the day cooler

Answer 4

It usually means always looking at the negative side of things, and not the positive aspects.

Answer 5

A predisposition to see things from a negative point of view.
The glass is always half empty rather than half full.

Answer 6

what's the point...

it means when you look on the down side of stuff, seeing the glass half empty.