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defeatist::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | negativist |
| Type of | pessimist |
| Derivation | defeat, defeatism |
Examples of defeatist
defeatist
Yes, he wants to win in Iraq, which distinguishes him from defeatist Democrats.
From the courier-journal.com
Over time, inner-city schools, in particular, succumbed to a defeatist mindset.
From the newsweek.com
Yet the notion that change is impossible is not just defeatist but also wrong.
From the economist.com
That's the defeatist mentality that keeps you stuck in the perpetual losing cycle.
From the stltoday.com
Good, and let me reassure you that I am not a defeatist, an appeaser or a pacifist.
From the post-gazette.com
The accompanying cartoon caption, on the other hand, was downright defeatist.
From the dispatchpolitics.com
But was it also defeatist not to make Molinari stare at a slippery three-foot putt?
From the independent.co.uk
Elements in the Norwegian cabinet considered General Laake to be a defeatist.
From the en.wikipedia.org
McLaughlin's decision isn't only defeatist, it's shortsighted and impulsive.
From the buffalonews.com
- Someone who is resigned to defeat without offering positive suggestions
- (defeatism) acceptance of the inevitability of defeat
- Defeatist is the first single by American metalcore band Hatebreed from their album Supremacy. It was released in 2006 by Roadrunner Records. It deals with the vocalist's hatred of people who hate themselves. It is featured in the video game NFL Street 3
- Someone who advocates defeatism, or has such an attitude; of, or relating to defeatism
