POLLYANNAISM Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For POLLYANNAISM
| Word | Save | Syns.. | Usage | Type | ||
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| cynicism | nounn | |||||
noun • a cynical feeling of distrust | ||||||
| defeatism | nounn | |||||
noun • acceptance of the inevitability of defeat | ||||||
| despair | nounn | |||||
noun • a state in which all hope is lost or absent • the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well verb • abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart | ||||||
| disillusionment | nounn | |||||
noun • freeing from false belief or illusions | ||||||
| distrust | nounn | |||||
noun • doubt about someone's honesty • the trait of not trusting others verb • regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in | ||||||
| gloom | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of partial or total darkness • a feeling of melancholy apprehension • an atmosphere of depression and melancholy | ||||||
| hopelessness | nounn | |||||
noun • the despair you feel when you have abandoned hope of comfort or success | ||||||
| negativity | nounn | |||||
noun • the character of the negative electric pole • characterized by habitual skepticism and a disagreeable tendency to deny or oppose or resist suggestions or commands • an amount less than zero • (chemistry) the tendency of an atom or radical to attract electrons in the formation of an ionic bond | ||||||
| pessimism | nounn | |||||
noun • the feeling that things will turn out badly • a general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things | ||||||
| skepticism | nounn | |||||
noun • doubt about the truth of something • the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge | ||||||
