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悲観: pessimism, (taking a) gloomy view, discouragement, despondency, despair, disappointment | JLPT N1 Vocabulary | JLPTMatome

悲観(ひかん)

ひかん

pessimism, (taking a) gloomy view, discouragement, despondency, despair, disappointment

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Reading and meaning

Reading: ひかん
Romaji: hikan
Meaning: pessimism, (taking a) gloomy view, discouragement, despondency, despair, disappointment
Word type: noun

FuriganaEnglish

現状(げんじょう)を悲観(ひかん)して、必要以上(ひつよういじょう)に行動(こうどう)を制限(せいげん)してはならない。
One must not let pessimism about the current situation restrict one's actions unnecessarily.
将来(しょうらい)を悲観(ひかん)する必要(ひつよう)はない。
There is no need to be pessimistic about the future.
彼(かれ)は一度(いちど)の

失敗(しっぱい)

を

悲観(ひかん)

し、

計画(けいかく)

を

断念(だんねん)

した。

He became despondent over a single failure and abandoned the plan.

数字(すうじ)だけを見(み)て、景気(けいき)の先行(さきゆ)きを悲観(ひかん)するのは早計(そうけい)だ。

It is premature to take a pessimistic view of the economic outlook based solely on the figures.