fatalismnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈfeɪ.təl.ɪ.zəm/us/-t̬əl-/the belief that people cannot change the way events will happen and that events, especially bad ones, cannot be avoided
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Fate and destiny
- Damocles
- destined
- destiny
- fate
- fated
- ill-starred
- in the lap of the gods idiom
- jinx
- lap
- lightning
- lightning never strikes twice idiom
- lot
- luckless
- predestined
- preordain
- providence
- providential
- sword
- write
- written in the stars idiom
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fatalist
noun [ C ] usuk/-ɪst/
fatalistic
adjective uk/ˌfeɪ.təlˈɪs.tɪk/us/-t̬əl-/
She was fatalistic about the future.
fatalistically
adverb uk/ˌfeɪ.təlˈɪs.tɪ.kəl.i/us/-t̬əl-/