pessimist

Meanings

Plural: pessimists

Noun

a person who expects the worst
Someone who habitually expects the worst outcome; one who looks on the dark side of things.

Origin / Etymology

From French pessimiste, from Latin pessimus (“worst”) + -ist.

Antonyms

optimist

Scrabble Score: 13

pessimist is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
pessimist is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pessimist is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

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