defeatism

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
16
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/dɪˈfiːtɪzəm/(UK)

Definition of defeatism

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable, usually)Acceptance of defeat without struggle.
    “Objective assessment is good, but defeatism will reduce our potentials even when the prospects for victory have never been nearer.”

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Etymology

From defeat + -ism, after French défaitisme, coined in 1915 by Russian writer Grigorij Aleksinskij as a translation of Russian пораже́нчество (poražénčestvo), also coined by him as a derivation of порази́ть (porazítʹ, “to strike, defeat”).

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