Pessimism

[Sarah]

The opinion or doctrine that everything in nature is orderedfor or tends to the worst, or that the world is wholly evil; --opposed to Ant: optimism.

[Sarah]

The opposite of [optimism].

Also known as cautious

[Little_Girl]

emphasizing or thinking of the bad part of a situation rather than the good part, or the feeling that bad things are more likely to happen than good things:

[Julian]

A tendency to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen; a lack of hope or confidence in the future.