English-German translations for pessimistic

• pessimistisch
  Wir haben also keinen Anlaß, pessimistisch zu sein. We therefore have no reason to be pessimistic.
  Ich teile diese pessimistische Sicht nicht. I did not share this pessimistic view.
  Der Inhalt ist beschränkt und pessimistisch. The content is limited and pessimistic.

Definition of pessimistic

• Marked by pessimism and little hopefulness; expecting the worst
• Pertaining to the worst-case scenario
• Taking out exclusive locks on data to prevent conflicts with other processes that might modify it

Examples

• a pessimistic view of the future
• a pessimistic estimate
• pessimistic concurrency; pessimistic locking

Related words

• pessimistically
• Euro-pessimistic
• Europessimistic
• pessimistic locking
• be pessimistic