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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

see the glass half-empty

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.35 in modern English

Syllables
see the -glass half-emp-ty
IPA
37
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To focus on what one does not have instead of what one has; to focus on the negative aspects of a situation; to adopt a pessimistic attitude towards life in general.

Inflected Forms

sees the glass half-empty (present, singular) seeing the glass half-empty (participle, present) saw the glass half-empty (past) seen the glass half-empty (participle, past)

Antonyms

see the glass half-full

Questions

What does see the glass half-empty mean?
To focus on what one does not have instead of what one has; to focus on the negative aspects of a situation; to adopt a pessimistic attitude towards life in general.

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