Pessimise

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of pessimize. Commonwealth, UK, alt-of, alternative

    "The pessimising and desponding tone of the Tory Foreign Minister's correspondence, in the early part of 1859, can hardly be read without a shudder."

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"The pessimising and desponding tone of the Tory Foreign Minister's correspondence, in the early part of 1859, can hardly be read without a shudder."

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