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What does pessimistic mean?

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Adjective
  1. Marked by pessimism and little hopefulness; expecting the worst.
  2. Pertaining to the worst-case scenario.
  3. (computing) Taking out exclusive locks on data to prevent conflicts with other processes that might modify it.
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However, others argue that even a short visit to Varna can refute pessimistic appraisals of the situation.
Their opposition is driven by a pessimistic sense that agbio is the latest example of how modern society has transgressed natural limits.
At a time when race relations have never been so smooth, increasing numbers of people are pessimistic about racial issues.
A pessimistic view would be that it is a question for weak students to do badly, average students to avoid, and for good students to prove.
Personally, I'm hugely pessimistic about this, but I'm loath to spoil the mood.
But we must allow for the possibility that the more pessimistic forecasts are right.

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