n.
Pronunciation: di- ' f ē - ˌ ti-z ə m, d ē -
Function: noun
Date: 1918
: an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat
– de · feat · ist \ -tist \ noun or adjective
DEFEATISM
Meaning of DEFEATISM in English
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012