Fatalism is a feeling that you cannot control events or prevent unpleasant things from happening, especially when this feeling stops you from making decisions or making an effort.
There's a certain mood of fatalism now among the radicals.
Synonyms: resignation, acceptance, passivity, determinism More Synonyms of fatalism
fatalism in British English
(ˈfeɪtəˌlɪzəm)
noun
1.
the philosophical doctrine that all events are predetermined so that people are powerless to alter their destinies
2.
the acceptance of and submission to this doctrine
3.
a lack of effort or action in the face of difficulty
Derived forms
fatalist (ˈfatalist)
noun
fatalistic (ˌfatalˈistic)
adjective
fatalistically (ˌfatalˈistically)
adverb
fatalism in American English
(ˈfeɪtəlˌɪzəm)
noun
1.
the belief that all events are determined by fate and, therefore, inevitable
2.
acceptance of every event as inevitable
Derived forms
fatalist (ˈfatalist)
noun
fatalistic (ˌfatalˈistic)
adjective
fatalistically (ˌfatalˈistically)
adverb
Examples of 'fatalism' in a sentence
fatalism
The "fatalism of the multitude "thus becomes essential to the existence of harmony in American society.
Roper, Jon Democracy and its Critics - Anglo-American democratic thought in the nineteenth century (1989)
Although the picture painted here is a pessimistic one, despair or fatalism is by no means called for.
Sanderson, Stephen K. Macrosociology: An Introduction to Human Societies (1995)
So I suspect that in Palace circles a certain fatalism has set in.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Word lists with
fatalism
Philosophical schools and doctrines
(noun)
Definition
the belief that all events are decided in advance by God or Fate so that human beings are powerless to alter their destiny
Complacent fatalism has become fashionable.
Synonyms
resignation
He sighed with profound resignation.
acceptance
He thought about it for a moment, then nodded his reluctant acceptance.
passivity
determinism
stoicism
They bore their plight with stoicism and fortitude.
necessitarianism
predestinarianism
Additional synonyms
in the sense of acceptance
Definition
belief or agreement
He thought about it for a moment, then nodded his reluctant acceptance.
Synonyms
submission,
yielding,
resignation,
concession,
compliance,
deference,
passivity,
acquiescence
in the sense of stoicism
They bore their plight with stoicism and fortitude.