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DEFEATISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does defeatism mean? 

DEFEATISM (noun)
  The noun DEFEATISM has 1 sense:

1. acceptance of the inevitability of defeatplay

  Familiarity information: DEFEATISM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DEFEATISM (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)


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