According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.
PESSIMISM
pessimism
(noun) a general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things
pessimism
(noun) the feeling that things will turn out badly
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pessimism (usually uncountable, plural pessimisms)
A general belief that bad things will happen.
The doctrine that this world is the worst of all possible worlds.
(computing) The condition of being pessimal.
Antonyms
• optimism
Source: Wiktionary
Pes"si*mism, n. Etym: [L. pessimus worst, superl. of pejor worse: cf. F. pessimisme. Cf. Impair.]
1. (Metaph.)
Definition: The opinion or doctrine that everything in nature is ordered for or tends to the worst, or that the world is wholly evil; -- opposed to Ant: optimism.
2. A disposition to take the least hopeful view of things.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
1 June 2024
REDEYE
(noun) a night flight from which the passengers emerge with eyes red from lack of sleep; “he took the redeye in order to get home the next morning”
Coffee Trivia
