DEFEATIST


Meaning of DEFEATIST in English

/di fee"tist/ , n.

1. a person who surrenders easily or is subject to defeatism.

2. an advocate or follower of defeatism as a public policy.

adj.

3. marked by defeatism.

[ 1915-20; DEFEAT + -IST, modeled on F défaitiste ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .