[U] ~ (about / over sth) a feeling that bad things will happen and that sth will not be successful; the tendency to have this feeling:
There is a mood of pessimism in the company about future job prospects. * This widespread pessimism does not seem justified.
OPPOPTIMISM
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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