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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024de•feat•ist (di fē′tist),USA pronunciation n. - a person who surrenders easily or is subject to defeatism.
- an advocate or follower of defeatism as a public policy.
adj. - marked by defeatism.
- defeat + -ist, modeled on French défaitiste 1915–20
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024de•feat•ism /dɪˈfitɪzəm/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- the attitude of a person who expects defeat and thinks that further struggle is useless and hopeless:defeatism in the face of likely losses.
de•feat•ist, n. [countable], adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024de•feat•ism (di fē′tiz əm),USA pronunciation n. - the attitude, policy, or conduct of a person who admits, expects, or no longer resists defeat, as because of a conviction that further struggle or effort is futile;
pessimistic resignation.
- defeat + -ism, modeled on French défaitisme 1915–20
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