defeatist
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defeatism (dɪˈfiːtɪzəm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a ready acceptance or expectation of defeat | |
| de'featist | |
| —n, —adj | |
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Defeatist
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Word Origin & History
defeatist
1918, adj. and n., in reference to pacifists and political opposition in Britain, from Fr. défaitiste, which was used there in reference to the Russians (see defeat)
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Example sentences
Many of them look forward to it, and many more are fatalistic and hence defeatist about it.
No politician enjoys the popular fixation, expressed in defeatist terminology, with currency decline.
The former reflect a pale, minority, defeatist world view.
It is also echoed by the defeatist factions on the far left and the far right in this country.
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