LookItUppessimistic
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˌpɛsəˈmɪstɪk/ · UK /ˌpesɪˈmɪstɪk/
pessimistic means: Expecting bad things to happen or believing that things will go badly.
adjective
Expecting bad things to happen or believing that things will go badly.
- He is pessimistic about the future.
- Her letter sounded unusually pessimistic.
- Why are you so pessimistic about our chances?
Based on the least favourable result that could reasonably happen.
- The pessimistic estimate puts repairs at six months.
- Even our pessimistic forecast predicts some growth.
- They used pessimistic assumptions when calculating future costs.
Keeping other programs from changing data while one program is using or changing it.
- The database uses pessimistic locking.
- Pessimistic concurrency prevents two transactions from changing the same record together.
- They switched to a pessimistic approach after repeated update conflicts.
Questions about pessimistic
What does pessimistic mean?
Expecting bad things to happen or believing that things will go badly.
What is pessimistic in other languages?
Türkçe: karamsar · Español: pesimista · Français: pessimiste · Deutsch: pessimistisch · Italiano: pessimista · 日本語: 悲観的な
How do you pronounce pessimistic?
In American English /ˌpɛsəˈmɪstɪk/; in British English /ˌpesɪˈmɪstɪk/.
How do you use pessimistic in a sentence?
He is pessimistic about the future. Her letter sounded unusually pessimistic.
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