Siobhan Finneran as Sarah OâBrien, and Clare Cartwright in Happy Valley. Siobhan Finneran portrayed Sarah OâBrien, ladyâs maid to Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham (Elizabeth McGovern), in seasons one through three. OâBrien embraced her role as a career woman, but wasnât always keen to serve her employers. Finneran signed up for three series, and when she was done, she was done.
adjective. The definition of pejorative is having a negative or belittling effect. An example of pejorative is a cruel statement about a student's schoolwork that causes him to produce even lower quality schoolwork.
pesâ¢siâ¢mism. 1. the tendency to see only what is disadvantageous or gloomy or to anticipate the worst outcome. 2. the doctrine that the existing world is the worst of all possible worlds or that all things naturally tend toward evil. 3. the belief that the evil and pain in the world outweigh any goodness or happiness.