fatalist
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8.0
- adjective
- /ˈfeɪtəlɪst/
- She made fatalist remarks about the outcome of the game, convinced that nothing could change the result.
Examples
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He resists the fatalist implications of a full-blown philosophy of history.
Academic text (2000) -
If these examples point to an instrumental use of fatalist rhetoric by leaders, other signs suggest they are sincere.
Academic text (2015) -
Fatalist philosophy
Academic text (2002) -
The passivity that the tango man observes before it is frankly fatalist.
Academic text (1991) -
The rather more rigorously run neighboring manor, Juellund, which from 1752 belonged to the estate complex, was by contrast typified by the fatalist lifestyle.
Academic text (1995) -
His fatalist view of life led him to believe that all events were predetermined and unavoidable.
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In the face of adversity, his fatalist attitude prevented him from trying to change his circumstances.
Synonyms
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7.9
Believing events are fixed and people cannot change them
How Fatalistic
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fatalist comes from the word fate, which means 'what will happen', and the ending -ist that shows belief. So as an adjective, fatalist describes an attitude of accepting that events are already decided.