Pessimist

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One who advocates the doctrine of pessimism; -- opposed to Ant:optimist.

[Sarah]

1.) A person who is known for their negative outlook upon life.

Related: [cynic]

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an optimist with experience

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Someone who is rarely disappointed, but sadly, very rarely pleasantly surprised.

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Descriptive Noun. Second part of a four-part sequence which explains all types of individuals.
An OPTIMIST is a person who doesn't have all the facts.
A PESSIMIST is an optimist who does have all the facts.
A CYNIC is a pessimist who has seen the facts in action.
A PARANOID is a cynic who has FINALLY realized that the facts are after him.

[Sarah]

a pessimist is a realist - an [optimist] is largely unrealistic

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pessimists are the happiest people
optimists are always getting their hopes up, setting high goals, but when they undoubtedly fail, they just have that mouch more to be depressed about. pessimists on the other hand always anticipate the worst and never set their goals high, that way when they fail they have less to be depressed about. as an added bonus, if a pessimists sets their goals low and actually achieves or surpasses them, they will be even happier

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way of life,
negativity

[Sarah]

What people now call a realist.