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    defeatist
    /dɪˈfiːtɪst/

    noun

    • 1. a person who expects or is excessively ready to accept failure.

    adjective

    • 1. demonstrating expectation or acceptance of failure: "we have a duty not to be so defeatist"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDEFEATIST | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    adjective. disapproving uk / dɪˈfiː.tɪst / us / dɪˈfiː.t̬ɪst / Add to word list. having no hope and expecting to fail: Being defeatist will get us nowhere. He's got such a defeatist attitude. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Not hopeful. a road to nowhere idiom. be in a funk idiom. be on a hiding to nothing idiom.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › defeatistDEFEATIST Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Defeatist definition: a person who surrenders easily or is subject to defeatism. . See examples of DEFEATIST used in a sentence.

  4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdefeatist noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of defeatist noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › defeatistDefeatist - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A defeatist is the opposite of an optimist. A defeatist is convinced that he's going to fail, and he isn't surprised when he does fail. This is how a defeatist might propose to his girlfriend: "I'm sure you're going to say 'no,' so why don't you just go ahead and reject me now."

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › defeatistDefeatist - definition of defeatist by The Free Dictionary

    noun. the loss of a game, battle, race etc. His defeat in the last race depressed him; We suffered yet another defeat. derrota. deˈfeated adjective. ( negative undefeated ). a defeated enemy.

  7. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › defeatismDefeatism Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat. defeatist. di-ˈfē-tist. dē- noun or adjective. Examples of defeatism in a Sentence. We must not give in to defeatism. We must be optimistic. Recent Examples on the Web What a mix of cruelty, defeatism, conspiracy-mongering and political servility.

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › defeatist_ndefeatist, n. & adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford...

    What does the word defeatist mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word defeatist. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the word defeatist? About 0.3 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency. How is the word pronounced? British English

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishdefeatist | meaning in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    defeatist definition: behaving in a way that shows that you do not expect to be successful: . Learn more.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryDEFEATIST definition in American English | Collins English...

    Jun 13, 2024 · noun. 1. a person who surrenders easily or is subject to defeatism. 2. an advocate or follower of defeatism as a public policy. adjective. 3. marked by defeatism.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › defeatistdefeatist | meaning of defeatist in Longman Dictionary of...

    defeatist meaning, definition, what is defeatist: someone who believes that they will not ...: Learn more.