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悲観 ひかん hikan

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  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb surutransitive verbintransitive verb pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
    antonym: 楽観

Kanji in this word

grieve, sad, deplore
outlook, look, appearance

Example sentences

彼は非常に悲観的で希望を持っていない。
kare ha hijou ni hikan teki de kibou wo moxtsu te i nai 。
He is extremely pessimistic and has no aspirations.
彼は悲観する傾向がある。
kare ha hikan suru keikou ga aru 。
He has a tendency to be pessimistic.
彼の悲観論は周囲の人々を滅入らせた。
kare no hikan ron ha shuui no hitobito wo meira se ta 。
His pessimism depressed those around him.
人生をそう悲観してはいけない。
jinsei wo sou hikan shi te ha ike nai 。
You had better not take such a hopeless view of life.
私は交互に楽観主義になったり悲観主義になる。
watakushi ha kougo ni rakkan shugi ni naxtsu tari hikan shugi ni naru 。
I am by turns an optimist and a pessimist.
記事の論調は一種の悲観論だった。
kiji no ronchou ha isshu no hikan ron daxtsu ta 。
The article's tone was one of pessimism.

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