pessimism

I obviously can't do that because it's my job to pay attention — but I have to admit that I find myself fighting pessimism, if not total despair.

But amid growing economic pessimism and fears of a recession, analysts and investors will be looking to see how the company addresses these potential threats to consumer spending.

That approach displayed timidity, pessimism, defeatism, and lack of self-confidence, which is why Trump was clobbering Biden in the polls even prior to voters realizing the extent of Biden’s weakness during his debate with Trump.

Harsh pandemic-era restrictions along with a prolonged real estate crisis and a government crackdown on tech and finance companies have fuelled pessimism among Chinese people.

As Aseema Sinha, author of Globalizing India: How Global Rules and Markets are Shaping India's Rise to Power, observed, this period was marked by "a self-driven industrialisation drive, export pessimism, and suspicion of global alliances".