Definition of defeatist in English:

defeatist

noun dɪˈfiːtɪstdəˈfidəst

A person who expects or is excessively ready to accept failure.
Example sentencesExamples
- Without wishing to sound like a defeatist, why would we have ever expected to have garnered a result in a fixture in which far better Scotland sides have foundered across the decades?
- Two fine companion pieces on the election this week are Stephen Schwartz's ‘Defeat the defeatists!’
- But does she not strengthen those defeatists when she writes of the EU poll: ‘The Europeans want to see that initiative eliminated, too.’
- He was an angry peace-nik and an aggressive defeatist.
- Rather than admit this, our dovish defeatists have turned themselves into the hardest of hardliners.
- Censorship was reformed, to repress both pacifists and defeatists for military reasons, but to restore freedoms otherwise.
- It also warns the reader to beware of the counsel of small-thinkers, defeatists, bureaucrats, and other bad sorts that the authors feel are standing in the way of an easy victory.
- It also appeals to defeatists, cynics, and worldly-wise men who are not prepared to try to change the system.
- There were lots of partisan shots, calling people either winners or losers or defeatists.
- His concluding paragraph he sounds like a defeatist, however.
- He talked about economic isolationism, defeatists, protectionists, who is talking about protectionism, who is talking about economic isolationism.
- Yet there is a difference between honest critics who recognize what is wrong, and defeatists who refuse to see that anything is right.
- She was hardly a left-wing radical or defeatist.
- We only hear from the defeatists and the beaten, never from the get up and get going folks.
- Just because I'm concerned about the progress of the negotiations doesn't mean I'm a defeatist.
- There's a tendency to be defeatist, to label and criminalise young people.
- However, some defeatists led by him tried every means to discredit the war party at court, going so far as to make false accusations.
- That won him the derision of Western sophisticates, intellectuals and defeatists of all kinds.
- The first is that the experience of globalisation does not, as the defeatists suppose, confirm the victory of markets over politics.
- This was not welcome news and we were roundly attacked as scoundrels or defeatists.
Synonyms
pessimist, fatalist, yielder, cynic, prophet of doom, doomwatcher
misery, killjoy, worrier, Job's comforter
informal quitter, doom and gloom merchant, doomster, wet blanket

adjective dɪˈfiːtɪstdəˈfidəst

Demonstrating expectation or acceptance of failure.
we have a duty not to be so defeatist
Example sentencesExamples
- This defeatist attitude then leads him to concentrate on emphasizing post-war humanitarian efforts.
- Another family of drugs disrupted one's ability to think rationally and logically and still another demoralized people and gave them a defeatist attitude or sense of hopelessness.
- Keeping warm, romantic ideas close was better than letting the pessimistic, defeatist attitude be victorious within her.
- Savage realizes that in order to build up his men, he must first break down their defiant, defeatist attitudes.
- This is not a defeatist attitude but one which I feel will salvage something from the wreckage.
- ‘That, brought with it a kind of defeatist attitude, a lot of psychological baggage,’ he says.
- I was not satisfied; I had a defeatist attitude and was a confused person.
- Because of that, and because the side was so good in those days, a lot of teams went there with a defeatist attitude and were delighted if they managed to escape with even a point but that's not the case any more.
- Even as the first shovel of silt was being removed, Siruthuli encountered scepticism - bordering on a defeatist attitude - even among farmers.
- It's this kind of defeatist attitude which is keeping me away from the national media spotlight.
- The overall findings of the survey of senior business leaders in the public and private sectors published in today's edition stand in contrast to much of the gloomy and defeatist talk of recent months.
- The generally defeatist attitudes polluting society today seem to state that because a problem doesn't seem to be going away, we should legalise it and make the best out of a bad situation.
- ‘It's a kind of defeatist attitude because then we don't ask questions about what's really there, ‘he says.’
- I couldn't accept that defeatist attitude and neither could Dad.
- It's difficult not to have a defeatist attitude if the work one does in trying to maintain a space with meagre financial means and major bureaucratic procedure is constantly glossed over.
- And during one sequence before a party, we get a real sense of the shared defeatist attitude they have in common.
- Choosing to ignore the mathematical averages and the defeatist attitudes of peers, he has creatively joined both the ways of new and old in search of his soul mate and designed a postcard of friendship to introduce himself across Bulgaria.
- That's by no means a defeatist attitude, it's realistic - although every now and again a shock happens.
- Letting go of defeatist attitudes that you may not even realize you have is crucial.
- It is at the back of people's minds but parents are not taking a defeatist attitude.
Synonyms
pessimistic, fatalistic, negative, resigned, cynical, discouraged, despondent, despairing, hopeless, bleak, gloomy, gloom-ridden, looking on the dark/black side

Derivatives

defeatism

noun dɪˈfiːtɪz(ə)mdəˈfidɪzəm

In any case I ask all our friends not to be too emotional and weak stomached, and above all not to help the enemy in what he is desperate to achieve, i.e. defeatism and despair.
Example sentencesExamples
- Such parental pressure, could lead to a distorted perspective, disappointment, defeatism, withdrawal, hurt, anger and much worse.
- Before concluding, we reiterate the importance of high morale and caution against false rumors, defeatism, uncertainty, and discouragement.
- But what I heard in Art's voice was a sound of such despair and defeatism, that, you know, it was clear that he'd given up.
- Learning to Fall is not a book for cowards, but it is ideal for all those moments in which the spirit yearns to rise high above self-pity and chronic misery and defeatism.

Origin

Early 20th century: from French défaitiste, from défaite 'defeat'.

Rhymes

completist, Docetist, élitist, graffitist

Definition of defeatist in US English:

defeatist

noundəˈfidəstdəˈfēdəst

A person who expects or is excessively ready to accept failure.
Example sentencesExamples
- He was an angry peace-nik and an aggressive defeatist.
- However, some defeatists led by him tried every means to discredit the war party at court, going so far as to make false accusations.
- There's a tendency to be defeatist, to label and criminalise young people.
- His concluding paragraph he sounds like a defeatist, however.
- This was not welcome news and we were roundly attacked as scoundrels or defeatists.
- The first is that the experience of globalisation does not, as the defeatists suppose, confirm the victory of markets over politics.
- He talked about economic isolationism, defeatists, protectionists, who is talking about protectionism, who is talking about economic isolationism.
- Just because I'm concerned about the progress of the negotiations doesn't mean I'm a defeatist.
- She was hardly a left-wing radical or defeatist.
- We only hear from the defeatists and the beaten, never from the get up and get going folks.
- But does she not strengthen those defeatists when she writes of the EU poll: ‘The Europeans want to see that initiative eliminated, too.’
- There were lots of partisan shots, calling people either winners or losers or defeatists.
- Rather than admit this, our dovish defeatists have turned themselves into the hardest of hardliners.
- It also warns the reader to beware of the counsel of small-thinkers, defeatists, bureaucrats, and other bad sorts that the authors feel are standing in the way of an easy victory.
- It also appeals to defeatists, cynics, and worldly-wise men who are not prepared to try to change the system.
- That won him the derision of Western sophisticates, intellectuals and defeatists of all kinds.
- Without wishing to sound like a defeatist, why would we have ever expected to have garnered a result in a fixture in which far better Scotland sides have foundered across the decades?
- Censorship was reformed, to repress both pacifists and defeatists for military reasons, but to restore freedoms otherwise.
- Yet there is a difference between honest critics who recognize what is wrong, and defeatists who refuse to see that anything is right.
- Two fine companion pieces on the election this week are Stephen Schwartz's ‘Defeat the defeatists!’
Synonyms
pessimist, fatalist, yielder, cynic, prophet of doom, doomwatcher

adjectivedəˈfidəstdəˈfēdəst

Demonstrating expectation or acceptance of failure.
we have a duty not to be so defeatist
Example sentencesExamples
- Letting go of defeatist attitudes that you may not even realize you have is crucial.
- Choosing to ignore the mathematical averages and the defeatist attitudes of peers, he has creatively joined both the ways of new and old in search of his soul mate and designed a postcard of friendship to introduce himself across Bulgaria.
- ‘That, brought with it a kind of defeatist attitude, a lot of psychological baggage,’ he says.
- It is at the back of people's minds but parents are not taking a defeatist attitude.
- It's difficult not to have a defeatist attitude if the work one does in trying to maintain a space with meagre financial means and major bureaucratic procedure is constantly glossed over.
- The overall findings of the survey of senior business leaders in the public and private sectors published in today's edition stand in contrast to much of the gloomy and defeatist talk of recent months.
- Even as the first shovel of silt was being removed, Siruthuli encountered scepticism - bordering on a defeatist attitude - even among farmers.
- Because of that, and because the side was so good in those days, a lot of teams went there with a defeatist attitude and were delighted if they managed to escape with even a point but that's not the case any more.
- It's this kind of defeatist attitude which is keeping me away from the national media spotlight.
- Another family of drugs disrupted one's ability to think rationally and logically and still another demoralized people and gave them a defeatist attitude or sense of hopelessness.
- I couldn't accept that defeatist attitude and neither could Dad.
- Keeping warm, romantic ideas close was better than letting the pessimistic, defeatist attitude be victorious within her.
- This defeatist attitude then leads him to concentrate on emphasizing post-war humanitarian efforts.
- Savage realizes that in order to build up his men, he must first break down their defiant, defeatist attitudes.
- This is not a defeatist attitude but one which I feel will salvage something from the wreckage.
- The generally defeatist attitudes polluting society today seem to state that because a problem doesn't seem to be going away, we should legalise it and make the best out of a bad situation.
- ‘It's a kind of defeatist attitude because then we don't ask questions about what's really there, ‘he says.’
- I was not satisfied; I had a defeatist attitude and was a confused person.
- That's by no means a defeatist attitude, it's realistic - although every now and again a shock happens.
- And during one sequence before a party, we get a real sense of the shared defeatist attitude they have in common.
Synonyms
pessimistic, fatalistic, negative, resigned, cynical, discouraged, despondent, despairing, hopeless, bleak, gloomy, gloom-ridden, looking on the black side, looking on the dark side

Origin

Early 20th century: from French défaitiste, from défaite ‘defeat’.

单词	defeatist
释义	Definition of defeatist in English: defeatist noun dɪˈfiːtɪstdəˈfidəst A person who expects or is excessively ready to accept failure. Example sentencesExamples Without wishing to sound like a defeatist, why would we have ever expected to have garnered a result in a fixture in which far better Scotland sides have foundered across the decades? Two fine companion pieces on the election this week are Stephen Schwartz's ‘Defeat the defeatists!’ But does she not strengthen those defeatists when she writes of the EU poll: ‘The Europeans want to see that initiative eliminated, too.’ He was an angry peace-nik and an aggressive defeatist. Rather than admit this, our dovish defeatists have turned themselves into the hardest of hardliners. Censorship was reformed, to repress both pacifists and defeatists for military reasons, but to restore freedoms otherwise. It also warns the reader to beware of the counsel of small-thinkers, defeatists, bureaucrats, and other bad sorts that the authors feel are standing in the way of an easy victory. It also appeals to defeatists, cynics, and worldly-wise men who are not prepared to try to change the system. There were lots of partisan shots, calling people either winners or losers or defeatists. His concluding paragraph he sounds like a defeatist, however. He talked about economic isolationism, defeatists, protectionists, who is talking about protectionism, who is talking about economic isolationism. Yet there is a difference between honest critics who recognize what is wrong, and defeatists who refuse to see that anything is right. She was hardly a left-wing radical or defeatist. We only hear from the defeatists and the beaten, never from the get up and get going folks. Just because I'm concerned about the progress of the negotiations doesn't mean I'm a defeatist. There's a tendency to be defeatist, to label and criminalise young people. However, some defeatists led by him tried every means to discredit the war party at court, going so far as to make false accusations. That won him the derision of Western sophisticates, intellectuals and defeatists of all kinds. The first is that the experience of globalisation does not, as the defeatists suppose, confirm the victory of markets over politics. This was not welcome news and we were roundly attacked as scoundrels or defeatists. Synonyms pessimist, fatalist, yielder, cynic, prophet of doom, doomwatcher misery, killjoy, worrier, Job's comforter informal quitter, doom and gloom merchant, doomster, wet blanket adjective dɪˈfiːtɪstdəˈfidəst Demonstrating expectation or acceptance of failure. we have a duty not to be so defeatist Example sentencesExamples This defeatist attitude then leads him to concentrate on emphasizing post-war humanitarian efforts. Another family of drugs disrupted one's ability to think rationally and logically and still another demoralized people and gave them a defeatist attitude or sense of hopelessness. Keeping warm, romantic ideas close was better than letting the pessimistic, defeatist attitude be victorious within her. Savage realizes that in order to build up his men, he must first break down their defiant, defeatist attitudes. This is not a defeatist attitude but one which I feel will salvage something from the wreckage. ‘That, brought with it a kind of defeatist attitude, a lot of psychological baggage,’ he says. I was not satisfied; I had a defeatist attitude and was a confused person. Because of that, and because the side was so good in those days, a lot of teams went there with a defeatist attitude and were delighted if they managed to escape with even a point but that's not the case any more. Even as the first shovel of silt was being removed, Siruthuli encountered scepticism - bordering on a defeatist attitude - even among farmers. It's this kind of defeatist attitude which is keeping me away from the national media spotlight. The overall findings of the survey of senior business leaders in the public and private sectors published in today's edition stand in contrast to much of the gloomy and defeatist talk of recent months. The generally defeatist attitudes polluting society today seem to state that because a problem doesn't seem to be going away, we should legalise it and make the best out of a bad situation. ‘It's a kind of defeatist attitude because then we don't ask questions about what's really there, ‘he says.’ I couldn't accept that defeatist attitude and neither could Dad. It's difficult not to have a defeatist attitude if the work one does in trying to maintain a space with meagre financial means and major bureaucratic procedure is constantly glossed over. And during one sequence before a party, we get a real sense of the shared defeatist attitude they have in common. Choosing to ignore the mathematical averages and the defeatist attitudes of peers, he has creatively joined both the ways of new and old in search of his soul mate and designed a postcard of friendship to introduce himself across Bulgaria. That's by no means a defeatist attitude, it's realistic - although every now and again a shock happens. Letting go of defeatist attitudes that you may not even realize you have is crucial. It is at the back of people's minds but parents are not taking a defeatist attitude. Synonyms pessimistic, fatalistic, negative, resigned, cynical, discouraged, despondent, despairing, hopeless, bleak, gloomy, gloom-ridden, looking on the dark/black side Derivatives defeatism noun dɪˈfiːtɪz(ə)mdəˈfidɪzəm In any case I ask all our friends not to be too emotional and weak stomached, and above all not to help the enemy in what he is desperate to achieve, i.e. defeatism and despair. Example sentencesExamples Such parental pressure, could lead to a distorted perspective, disappointment, defeatism, withdrawal, hurt, anger and much worse. Before concluding, we reiterate the importance of high morale and caution against false rumors, defeatism, uncertainty, and discouragement. But what I heard in Art's voice was a sound of such despair and defeatism, that, you know, it was clear that he'd given up. Learning to Fall is not a book for cowards, but it is ideal for all those moments in which the spirit yearns to rise high above self-pity and chronic misery and defeatism. Origin Early 20th century: from French défaitiste, from défaite 'defeat'. Rhymes completist, Docetist, élitist, graffitist Definition of defeatist in US English: defeatist noundəˈfidəstdəˈfēdəst A person who expects or is excessively ready to accept failure. Example sentencesExamples He was an angry peace-nik and an aggressive defeatist. However, some defeatists led by him tried every means to discredit the war party at court, going so far as to make false accusations. There's a tendency to be defeatist, to label and criminalise young people. His concluding paragraph he sounds like a defeatist, however. This was not welcome news and we were roundly attacked as scoundrels or defeatists. The first is that the experience of globalisation does not, as the defeatists suppose, confirm the victory of markets over politics. He talked about economic isolationism, defeatists, protectionists, who is talking about protectionism, who is talking about economic isolationism. Just because I'm concerned about the progress of the negotiations doesn't mean I'm a defeatist. She was hardly a left-wing radical or defeatist. We only hear from the defeatists and the beaten, never from the get up and get going folks. But does she not strengthen those defeatists when she writes of the EU poll: ‘The Europeans want to see that initiative eliminated, too.’ There were lots of partisan shots, calling people either winners or losers or defeatists. Rather than admit this, our dovish defeatists have turned themselves into the hardest of hardliners. It also warns the reader to beware of the counsel of small-thinkers, defeatists, bureaucrats, and other bad sorts that the authors feel are standing in the way of an easy victory. It also appeals to defeatists, cynics, and worldly-wise men who are not prepared to try to change the system. That won him the derision of Western sophisticates, intellectuals and defeatists of all kinds. Without wishing to sound like a defeatist, why would we have ever expected to have garnered a result in a fixture in which far better Scotland sides have foundered across the decades? Censorship was reformed, to repress both pacifists and defeatists for military reasons, but to restore freedoms otherwise. Yet there is a difference between honest critics who recognize what is wrong, and defeatists who refuse to see that anything is right. Two fine companion pieces on the election this week are Stephen Schwartz's ‘Defeat the defeatists!’ Synonyms pessimist, fatalist, yielder, cynic, prophet of doom, doomwatcher adjectivedəˈfidəstdəˈfēdəst Demonstrating expectation or acceptance of failure. we have a duty not to be so defeatist Example sentencesExamples Letting go of defeatist attitudes that you may not even realize you have is crucial. Choosing to ignore the mathematical averages and the defeatist attitudes of peers, he has creatively joined both the ways of new and old in search of his soul mate and designed a postcard of friendship to introduce himself across Bulgaria. ‘That, brought with it a kind of defeatist attitude, a lot of psychological baggage,’ he says. It is at the back of people's minds but parents are not taking a defeatist attitude. It's difficult not to have a defeatist attitude if the work one does in trying to maintain a space with meagre financial means and major bureaucratic procedure is constantly glossed over. The overall findings of the survey of senior business leaders in the public and private sectors published in today's edition stand in contrast to much of the gloomy and defeatist talk of recent months. Even as the first shovel of silt was being removed, Siruthuli encountered scepticism - bordering on a defeatist attitude - even among farmers. Because of that, and because the side was so good in those days, a lot of teams went there with a defeatist attitude and were delighted if they managed to escape with even a point but that's not the case any more. It's this kind of defeatist attitude which is keeping me away from the national media spotlight. Another family of drugs disrupted one's ability to think rationally and logically and still another demoralized people and gave them a defeatist attitude or sense of hopelessness. I couldn't accept that defeatist attitude and neither could Dad. Keeping warm, romantic ideas close was better than letting the pessimistic, defeatist attitude be victorious within her. This defeatist attitude then leads him to concentrate on emphasizing post-war humanitarian efforts. Savage realizes that in order to build up his men, he must first break down their defiant, defeatist attitudes. This is not a defeatist attitude but one which I feel will salvage something from the wreckage. The generally defeatist attitudes polluting society today seem to state that because a problem doesn't seem to be going away, we should legalise it and make the best out of a bad situation. ‘It's a kind of defeatist attitude because then we don't ask questions about what's really there, ‘he says.’ I was not satisfied; I had a defeatist attitude and was a confused person. That's by no means a defeatist attitude, it's realistic - although every now and again a shock happens. And during one sequence before a party, we get a real sense of the shared defeatist attitude they have in common. Synonyms pessimistic, fatalistic, negative, resigned, cynical, discouraged, despondent, despairing, hopeless, bleak, gloomy, gloom-ridden, looking on the black side, looking on the dark side Origin Early 20th century: from French défaitiste, from défaite ‘defeat’.
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