pessimism

Summary

pessimism is an emotion^[1]. pessimism draws 932 Wikipedia views per month (emotion category, ranking #10 of 42).^[2]

Key Facts

• pessimism's instance of is recorded as emotion^[3].
• pessimism's instance of is recorded as school of thought^[4].
• pessimism is a type of attitude^[5].
• pessimism is part of theory of emotion^[6].
• pessimism is part of psychological terminology^[7].
• pessimism is part of optimism and pessimism^[8].
• pessimism's Commons category is recorded as Pessimism^[9].
• pessimism is the opposite of optimism^[10].
• pessimism's facet of is recorded as psychology^[11].
• pessimism's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[12].
• pessimism's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[13].
• pessimism's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[14].
• pessimism's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[15].
• pessimism's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[16].
• pessimism's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[17].

Body

Context

Part of include theory of emotion^[6], a psychological theory^[18]; psychological terminology^[7]; and optimism and pessimism^[8], a binary opposition^[19]. Recorded instance of include emotion^[3] and school of thought^[4].

Why It Matters

pessimism draws 932 Wikipedia views per month (emotion category, ranking #10 of 42).^[2] pessimism has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20] pessimism is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]