defeatism
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- 15
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 9
Definition of defeatism
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(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”).
Words you can make from defeatism
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3 words7-letter words
11 words6-letter words
35 words- DEFAME 12 pts
- MISFED 12 pts
- DEFATS 10 pts
- DEFEAT 10 pts
- DEFIES 10 pts
- FASTED 10 pts
- FEASED 10 pts
- FISTED 10 pts
- SIFTED 10 pts
- ADEEMS 9 pts
- ADMITS 9 pts
- AMIDES 9 pts
- AMIDST 9 pts
- DEMAST 9 pts
- DEMIES 9 pts
- DEMISE 9 pts
- DEMIST 9 pts
- DEMITS 9 pts
- EDEMAS 9 pts
- FIESTA 9 pts
- ITEMED 9 pts
- MASTED 9 pts
- MEATED 9 pts
- MEDIAE 9 pts
- MEDIAS 9 pts
- MISTED 9 pts
- SEAMED 9 pts
- TEAMED 9 pts
- MISATE 8 pts
- MISEAT 8 pts
- SAMITE 8 pts
- IDEATE 7 pts
- SEATED 7 pts
- SEDATE 7 pts
- TEASED 7 pts
5-letter words
86 words- FAMED 11 pts
- FAMES 10 pts
- FEMES 10 pts
- DEFAT 9 pts
- DEFIS 9 pts
- FADES 9 pts
- FATED 9 pts
- FEEDS 9 pts
- FETED 9 pts
- FETID 9 pts
- ADEEM 8 pts
- ADMIT 8 pts
- AIMED 8 pts
- AMIDE 8 pts
- AMIDS 8 pts
- DAMES 8 pts
- DEEMS 8 pts
- DEISM 8 pts
- DEMES 8 pts
- DEMIT 8 pts
- DIMES 8 pts
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- EDEMA 8 pts
- FATES 8 pts
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- FETAS 8 pts
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- TAMED 8 pts
- TIMED 8 pts
- AMIES 7 pts
- EMITS 7 pts
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- MATES 7 pts
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- METES 7 pts
- METIS 7 pts
- MITES 7 pts
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- SMITE 7 pts
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- ADITS 6 pts
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- DATES 6 pts
- DEETS 6 pts
- DEIST 6 pts
- DIETS 6 pts
- DITAS 6 pts
- DITES 6 pts
- EASED 6 pts
- EDITS 6 pts
- IDEAS 6 pts
- SATED 6 pts
- SITED 6 pts
- STADE 6 pts
- STAID 6 pts
- STEAD 6 pts
- STEED 6 pts
- STIED 6 pts
- TASED 6 pts
- TIDES 6 pts
- TSADE 6 pts
- TSADI 6 pts
- SETAE 5 pts
- TEASE 5 pts
4-letter words
64 words- FAME 9 pts
- FAMS 9 pts
- FEME 9 pts
- FEMS 9 pts
- DAFT 8 pts
- DEAF 8 pts
- DEFI 8 pts
- DEFT 8 pts
- DIFS 8 pts
- FADE 8 pts
- FADS 8 pts
- FEDS 8 pts
- FEED 8 pts
- FIDS 8 pts
- AMID 7 pts
- DAME 7 pts
- DAMS 7 pts
- DEEM 7 pts
- DEME 7 pts
- DIME 7 pts
- DIMS 7 pts
- EFTS 7 pts
- FAST 7 pts
- FATE 7 pts
- FATS 7 pts
- FEAT 7 pts
- FEES 7 pts
- FEET 7 pts
- FEST 7 pts
- FETA 7 pts
- FETE 7 pts
- FETS 7 pts
- FIAT 7 pts
- FIST 7 pts
- FITS 7 pts
- IDEM 7 pts
- AIMS 6 pts
- AMIE 6 pts
- AMIS 6 pts
- EMES 6 pts
- EMIT 6 pts
- ADIT 5 pts
- AIDE 5 pts
- AIDS 5 pts
- DAIS 5 pts
- DATE 5 pts
- DEES 5 pts
- DEET 5 pts
- DESI 5 pts
- DIES 5 pts
- DIET 5 pts
- DITA 5 pts
- DITE 5 pts
- DITS 5 pts
- EDIT 5 pts
- EIDE 5 pts
- IDEA 5 pts
- IDES 5 pts
- AITS 4 pts
- ATES 4 pts
- EASE 4 pts
- EAST 4 pts
- EATS 4 pts
- ETAS 4 pts
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