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to pessimistic
adjective
Marked by pessimism and little hopefulness; expecting the worst.
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That makes them vulnerable to pessimistic media reports.
According to pessimistic analysts, Gazprom belongs more in this gallery of malfunctioning gigantism than among blue-chip global companies.
It's true that in 2016, according to (pessimistic) projections, benefit payments will start to exceed payroll tax receipts.
Neither Mr. Curtin nor Lynn Franco, his counterpart at the Conference Board, which also surveys consumer confidence, finds much evidence yet that people are responding to pessimistic talk.
However, the better than expected figures, which followed a dire December, were partly due to pessimistic retailers cutting back on stock levels to limit the amount of discounting.
It was abolished in April 2012 due to pessimistic results from evaluation studies on its effects and small participant numbers.
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Until that happens, the public is likely to continue to feel pessimistic about the economy.
I would never expect any designer to own up to such pessimistic motives.
But one hardly needs to be a politician to be pessimistic about the U.S.-Russia relationship.
Which isn't to say we should rush to be pessimistic about any of this.
"I am perfectly happy to concede that one is entitled to be pessimistic.
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