defeatismnoun [ U ]
uk/dɪˈfiː.tɪ.zəm/us/dɪˈfiː.t̬ɪ.zəm/disapprovinga way of thinking or behaving that shows that you have no hope and expect to fail:
There is a spirit of defeatism among some members of the party.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Sadness and regret
- a heavy heart idiom
- be/weigh on your conscience idiom
- bitter
- bring a lump to/have a lump in your throat idiom
- broken-hearted
- gloom
- gloomy
- guilt complex
- guilt trip
- guilt-ridden
- guilt trip
- heartache
- lament
- melancholy
- mourn
- rue the day idiom
- rueful
- sackcloth
- sad
- sadly
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