Defeatism (original) (raw)
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Acceptance of the inevitability of defeat
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("defeatism" is a kind of...):
resignation; surrender (acceptance of despair)
Derivation:
defeatist (someone who is resigned to defeat without offering positive suggestions)