Pessimist
Pessimist noun - One who emphasizes bad aspects or conditions and expects the worst.
Sourpuss and pessimist are semantically related in person who expects bad outcome topic. In some cases you can use "Sourpuss" instead a noun "Pessimist".
Nearby Words: pessimistic, pessimism
Sourpuss
Sourpuss noun - An irritable and complaining person.
Usage example: that old sourpuss must spend all his time making sure no one traipses across his lawn
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| bitter | bitter pessimist | bitter sourpuss |
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