pessimism
Example Sentences
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Buying when markets are optimistic and selling during widespread pessimism is a sure way to lose the returns generated by staying in the stock market over the long term.
As contrarian analysts have long noted, markets are far more likely to rally during times of extreme pessimism than extreme optimism.
From MarketWatch
U.S. natural gas futures soared as colder weather forecasts removed some of the pessimism about weak late December and early January demand.
Still, experts say the Grinch’s 2025 glow-up likely owes as much to holiday exhaustion and broad consumer pessimism as it does vertical video virility.
From Los Angeles Times
A new AP-NORC poll released this week crystallizes the public’s pessimism.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
