DEFEATISM


Meaning of DEFEATISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈfē-ˌti-zəm, dē- ]

noun

Date: 1918

: an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat

• de·feat·ist -tist noun or adjective

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