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defeatist — [dē fēt′ist, di fēt′ist] n. [Fr défaitiste] a person who too readily accepts or expects defeat adj. of or characteristic of a defeatist defeatism n … English World dictionary
defeatist — index cynical, despondent, pessimistic, resigned Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
defeatist — ► NOUN ▪ a person who gives in to failure too readily. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ showing ready acceptance of failure. DERIVATIVES defeatism noun … English terms dictionary
defeatist — [[t]dɪfi͟ːtɪst[/t]] defeatists N COUNT A defeatist is someone who thinks or talks in a way that suggests that they expect to be unsuccessful. ADJ GRADED Defeatist is also an adjective. There is no point going out there with a defeatist attitude … English dictionary
defeatist — de|feat|ist [dıˈfi:tıst] n someone who believes that they will not succeed >defeatist adj ▪ a defeatist attitude >defeatism n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
defeatist — noun (C) someone who believes that they will not succeed defeatist adjective: a defeatist attitude defeatism noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
defeatist — I UK [dɪˈfiːtɪst] / US [dɪˈfɪtɪst] adjective behaving in a way that shows that you think you will fail II UK [dɪˈfiːtɪst] / US [dɪˈfɪtɪst] noun [countable] Word forms defeatist : singular defeatist plural defeatists someone who always thinks that … English dictionary
defeatist — de|feat|ist1 [ dı fitıst ] adjective behaving in a way that shows you think you will fail defeatist de|feat|ist 2 [ dı fitıst ] noun count someone who always thinks they will fail … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
defeatist — 1. adjective a defeatist attitude Syn: pessimistic, fatalistic, negative, cynical, despondent, despairing, hopeless, bleak, gloomy Ant: optimistic 2. noun Syn: pessimist, fatalist, cynic, prophet of doom … Thesaurus of popular words
Defeatist (song) — Infobox Single Name = Defeatist Caption = Artist = Hatebreed from Album = Supremacy A side = B side = Released = August 8, 2006 Format = Recorded = Genre = hardcore Length = 2:49 Label = Roadrunner Records Writer = Hatebreed Producer =… … Wikipedia
