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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.
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Noun1.defeatist - someone who is resigned to defeat without offering positive suggestions
pessimist - a person who expects the worst

defeatist
noun pessimist, sceptic, scoffer, doubter, quitter, prophet of doom, yielder
Translations
Spanish defeatist [dɪˈfiːtɪst] adj, nderrotista m/f
French defeatist [dɪˈfiːtɪst] adj, ndéfaitiste m/f
German defeatist [dɪˈfiːtɪst] defeat adjdefätistisch
nDefätist(in) m(f)

Italian defeatist [dɪˈfiːtɪst] adj, ndisfattista (m/f)

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