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defeatism
de·feat·ism D0090100 (dĭ-fē′tĭz′əm)n. Acceptance of or resignation to the prospect of defeat.
de·feat′ist adj. & n.defeatism (dɪˈfiːtɪzəm) na ready acceptance or expectation of defeat deˈfeatist n, adjde•feat•ism (dɪˈfi tɪz əm)
n. the attitude of a person who is resigned to defeat. [1915–20; < French défaitisme] de•feat′ist, n., adj. defeatism1. the acceptance of defeat as a foregone conclusion and the resultant failure to make an effort to succeed.
2. the views underlying acceptance of the frustration or thwarting of a goal, especially by the failure to prevent them. Cf. futilitarianism. — defeatist, n., adj.See also: AttitudesThesaurus| Noun | 1. | defeatism - acceptance of the inevitability of defeatresignation, surrender - acceptance of despair |
Translationsdefeat (diˈfiːt) verb to win a victory over. They defeated our team by three goals; We will defeat the enemy eventually. 戰勝，擊敗 战胜，击败 noun the loss of a game, battle, race etc. His defeat in the last race depressed him; We suffered yet another defeat. 戰勝，擊敗 战胜，击败 deˈfeated adjective (negative undefeated). a defeated enemy. 戰敗的 战败的deˈfeatism noun a state of mind in which one expects and accepts defeat too easily. The defeatism of the captain affects the rest of the players. 失敗主義 失败主义deˈfeatist noun, adjective (of) a person who gives up too easily and is too easily discouraged. She is such a defeatist; She has a defeatist attitude to life. 失敗主義者，失敗主義的 失败主义者，失败主义的 EncyclopediaSeedefeatdefeatism
Related to defeatism: defeatistWords related to defeatismnoun acceptance of the inevitability of defeatRelated Words |