pesimis

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch pessimist, from French pessimiste.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /peˈsimis/ [peˈsi.mɪs]
  • Rhymes: -imis
  • Syllabification: pe‧si‧mis

Noun

pesimis (plural pesimis-pesimis or para pesimis)

  1. pessimist

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English pessimist.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pesimis/
  • Rhymes: -mis, -is
  • Hyphenation: pé‧si‧mis

Adjective

pesimis (Jawi spelling ڤيسيميس, comparative lebih pesimis, superlative paling pesimis)

  1. pessimistic
    Synonyms: pesimistik, pesimistis (Indonesian)
    Antonyms: optimis, optimistik

Noun

pesimis (Jawi spelling ڤيسيميس, plural pesimis-pesimis or pesimis2)

  1. a pessimist
    Antonym: optimis

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