I. -fēd.ə̇st, -ētə̇- noun
( -s )
Etymology: French défaitiste, from défaite defeat + -iste -ist
: one who believes in, advocates, or is affected with defeatism : one who concedes defeat too readily
II. adjective
: characterized by defeatism
there was a defeatist attitude about the proposal
such talk is plainly defeatist