fatalism
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8.4
- noun
- /ˈfeɪtəˌlɪzəm/
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fatalismo
- His fatalism about the future made it difficult for him to set any personal goals.
- Islamic fatalism
- Muslim fatalism
- notion of fatalism
As the case approached, I moved from fatalism to slight optimism.
- As the case approached, I moved from fatalism to slight optimism.
- You see, there's a sort of fatalism generated by this wet line of talk.
- But that mindset, that mindset of doomed, that mindset of fatalism is fatal to action.
- I'm not saying that fatalism is, you know, is the right way to look at this.
- OK, let's say, for instance, that you do accept that, and then that leads to fatalism.
- So I, I think that the only part of the solution to dealing with the current moment is fatalism, that what will be will be.
Examples
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So I, I think that the only part of the solution to dealing with the current moment is fatalism, that what will be will be.
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We can reverse the creeping acceptance of a narrative of decline, reject pessimism and fatalism, refuse limits on our aspirations.
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I hate to hear that kind of fatalism, I really do.
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If rulers sometimes use fatalism as a tool, at other times they seem to believe in it.
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By discouraging initiative, fatalism makes their rule easier to maintain.
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Modern rulers have found the language of fatalism useful, and they frequently employ it.
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There is a creeping fatalism occurring in the American debate about this subject.
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Powerlessness reflects fatalism, pessimism, and a perception of losing control over one's own life.
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In Italy and Japan, politicians evince a kind of pervasive fatalism about population decline.
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The last shah of Iran, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, believed in the fatalism of his subjects.
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
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8.5
Belief that events are already decided by fate
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9.9
The belief that God already decides what happens in people's lives
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9.9
Belief that all things that happen are decided in advance by fate or a higher power
A belief that God decides everything, especially who will be saved
Belief that God or fate guides events in life
Antonyms
How Defeatist
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fatalism comes from the Latin word fatum, meaning 'fate' or what is already decided, and it shares this root with the common word fate. So, fatalism is the belief that events are already fixed and cannot be changed by our actions.