pessimism

But the research also countered the pessimism of Acemoglu, who is skeptical about AI’s ability to make workers more productive.

One was far more likely to encounter its opposite, which is pessimax, the maximum degree of pessimism one can endure before sinking into full-on weltschmerz.

But the survey also revealed significant pessimism about the future of the U.S. economy.

His pessimism toward high finance was becoming tinged with political ideas.

The risk is that consumers’ renewed pessimism makes them less inclined to spend over the holidays—but forecasters remain confident that demand will stay strong through the end of the year.