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pessimistic

Pronunciation: /ˌpɛ.səˈmɪs.tɪk/

The English word “pessimistic” has 3 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Marked by pessimism and little hopefulness; expecting the worst.
  2. Pertaining to the worst-case scenario.
  3. Taking out exclusive locks on data to prevent conflicts with other processes that might modify it.

Etymology

From pessimist + -ic.

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