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pessimistic

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2 syllables
11 characters
English (US)
2syllables

pessimistic

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pessimistic is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, pessimistic is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofpessimistic

1adjective
  • Marked by pessimism and little hopefulness; expecting the worst.

    Example: "a pessimistic view of the future"

  • Pertaining to the worst-case scenario.

    Example: "a pessimistic estimate"

  • Taking out exclusive locks on data to prevent conflicts with other processes that might modify it.

    Example: "pessimistic concurrency; pessimistic locking"

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