defeatism
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8.4
- noun
- /dɪˈfiːtɪzəm/
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- Why such a dramatic increase in defeatism from 2008?
- self-doubt and defeatism
And I want to instill that in people rather than instill defeatism in people's minds.
- And I want to instill that in people rather than instill defeatism in people's minds.
- Usually I try and circumnavigate that sort of that back padding with a little bit of like defeatism or something.
Examples
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It's the fatalism and defeatism I want to see stop already.
Blog text (26) -
Up through 2008, it was extremely unusual for questions from the audience to consist of pure defeatism.
Academic text (2010) -
Israel and the West have worked hard to impose a sense of defeatism on us.
Academic text (2004) -
But this defeatism sells Mexico short; the country can still triumph in its struggle.
Academic text (2012) -
Is it surprising that these are also the years of growing school failure, delinquency, and defeatism?
Academic text (1990) -
Yet this statement of resolve soon gives way to self-doubt and defeatism:
Academic text (1997) -
In these days of defeatism and disillusionment... he was one who believed in duty to his country... devotion to his family, and dedication to his work.
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The title of the novel al-Washm is an allusion to Karim's defeatism.
Academic text (1997) -
Dismissing these complaints as whining drivel sounds like a combination of defeatism and rationalization.
Blog text (8) -
She refused to let defeatism cloud her judgment during the difficult project.
Synonyms
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4.6
A way of thinking that expects bad things to happen
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4.2
Accepting an unpleasant situation without trying to change it
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8.4
Believing events are already decided and cannot be changed by people
Antonyms
How Defeatist
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Defeatism combines defeat ('loss' or 'being beaten') and the ending -ism ('a belief or way of thinking'), much like pessimism. So defeatism is a way of thinking that expects to lose and often makes people give up.