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defeatist

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de·feat·ism  (d-ftzm)
n.
Acceptance of or resignation to the prospect of defeat.
de·featist adj. & n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.defeatist - someone who is resigned to defeat without offering positive suggestions
negativist
pessimist - a person who expects the worst
defeatist
noun
pessimist, sceptic, cynic, misery, scoffer, doubter, killjoy, quitter, prophet of doom, yielder a defeatist might give up at this point
adjective
pessimistic, resigned, despairing, hopeless, foreboding, despondent, fatalistic Don't go out there with a defeatist attitude.
Translations
defeatist [dɪˈfiːtɪst]
A. ADJ → derrotista
B. N → derrotista mf
defeatist [dɪˈfiːtɪst]
adj → défaitiste
n → défaitiste mf
defeatist
n → Defätist m
adj → defätistisch
defeatist [dɪˈfiːtɪst] n & adj → disfattista (m/f)
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I may seem to talk like a defeatist but don't you think it would be better than seeing more of our lads sacrificing their lives for what?
Sending our lads to their deaths; YourSay by Birmingham Mail (England)
There's too much defeatist thinking," Prezza added.
Prezza socks it to them by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
He describes the public's attitude to war in Afghanistan as defeatist, apparently unaware that our involvement there didn't start yesterday.
Our conflict started centuries ago; VOICE OF THE NORTH by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
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