2022-05-08
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน - Set – G – gloomy & pessimistic
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Dictionary.com
ออกเสียง “gloomy” = ‘GLOO-mee’
ออกเสียง “pessimistic” = ‘pes-uh-MIS-tik’
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expression
gloomy & pessimistic
These words are nearly but not quite synonymous.
A gloomy person is dejected, depressed, or sad;
a pessimistic person is also gloomy
but holds the opinion that everything is evil now
and will continue to remain that way.
A pessimistic person is exceptionally and excessively gloomy
and, furthermore, tends to remain a pessimist indefinitely.
One’s gloom may soon depart;
one’s pessimism reflects a philosophical attitude
that evil in the world has always out-weighted the good.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
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Dismal, Dreary, Bleak, Gloomy, Cheerless, Desolate
mean devoid of cheer or comfort
Dismal indicates extreme and utterly depressing gloominess.
dismal weather
Dreary often interchangeable with dismal, emphasizes
discouragement resulting from sustained dullness or futility.
a dreary job
Bleak suggests chill, dull, and barren characteristics that utterly dishearten.
the bleak years of the depression
Gloomy often suggests lack of hope or promise.
gloomy war news
Cheerless stresses absence of anything cheering.
a drab and cheerless office
Desolate adds an element of utter remoteness
or lack of human contact to any already disheartening aspect.
a desolate outpost
Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
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Sullen, Glum, Morose, Surly, Sulky, Crabbed, Saturnine, Gloomy
mean showing a forbidding or disagreeable mood.
Sullen implies a silent ill humor and a refusal to be sociable.
remained sullen amid the festivities
Glum suggests a silent dispiritedness.
a glum candidate left to ponder a stunning defeat
Glum adds to Glum an element of bitterness or misanthropy.
morose job seekers who are inured to rejection
Surly implies gruffness and sullenness of speech or manner.
a typical surly teenager
Sulky suggests childish resentment expressed in peevish sullenness.
grew sulky after every spat
Crabbed applies to a forbidding morose harshness of manner.
the school's notoriously crabbed headmaster
Saturnine describes a heavy forbidding aspect
or suggests a bitter disposition.
a saturnine cynic always finding fault
Gloomy implies a depression in mood making for seeming sullenness
or glumness.
a gloomy mood ushered in by bad news
Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
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Cynical, Misanthropic, Pessimistic
mean deeply distrustful.
Cynical implies having a sneering disbelief in sincerity or integrity.
cynical about politicians' motives
Misanthropic suggests a rooted distrust and
dislike of human beings and their society.
a solitary and misanthropic artist
Pessimistic implies having a gloomy, distrustful view of life.
pessimistic about the future
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