Translation meaning & definition of the word "pessimist" into French language

noun

1. A person who expects the worst

synonym:
• pessimist

1. Une personne qui attend le pire

synonyme:
• pessimiste

Examples of using

Schopenhauer was a ferocious pessimist.

Schopenhauer fut un pessimiste féroce.

Always borrow money from a pessimist; he doesn't expect to be paid back.

Emprunte toujours de l'argent à un pessimiste ; il ne s'attend pas à être remboursé.

The student is optimistic, but his advisor is a pessimist.

L'étudiant est optimiste, mais son conseiller est un pessimiste.

I am by turns an optimist and a pessimist.

Je suis tantôt optimiste, tantôt pessimiste.

The optimist looks into a mirror and becomes more optimistic, the pessimist more pessimistic.

L'optimiste qui se regarde dans un miroir devient plus optimiste, et le pessimiste plus pessimiste.