- defeatist
- dɪˈfi:tɪst сущ. капитулянт, пораженец пораженец, капитулянт defeatist пораженец, капитулянт
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defeatist — [dē fēt′ist, di fēt′ist] n. [Fr défaitiste] a person who too readily accepts or expects defeat adj. of or characteristic of a defeatist defeatism n … English World dictionary
defeatist — index cynical, despondent, pessimistic, resigned Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
defeatist — 1918, adj. and n., in reference to pacifists and political opposition in Britain, from Fr. défaitiste, which was used there in reference to the Russians who sought to end their war with Germany; see DEFEAT (Cf. defeat) + IST (Cf. ist). Their… … Etymology dictionary
defeatist — ► NOUN ▪ a person who gives in to failure too readily. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ showing ready acceptance of failure. DERIVATIVES defeatism noun … English terms dictionary
defeatist — [[t]dɪfi͟ːtɪst[/t]] defeatists N COUNT A defeatist is someone who thinks or talks in a way that suggests that they expect to be unsuccessful. ADJ GRADED Defeatist is also an adjective. There is no point going out there with a defeatist attitude … English dictionary
defeatist — de|feat|ist [dıˈfi:tıst] n someone who believes that they will not succeed >defeatist adj ▪ a defeatist attitude >defeatism n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
defeatist — noun (C) someone who believes that they will not succeed defeatist adjective: a defeatist attitude defeatism noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
defeatist — I UK [dɪˈfiːtɪst] / US [dɪˈfɪtɪst] adjective behaving in a way that shows that you think you will fail II UK [dɪˈfiːtɪst] / US [dɪˈfɪtɪst] noun [countable] Word forms defeatist : singular defeatist plural defeatists someone who always thinks that … English dictionary
defeatist — de|feat|ist1 [ dı fitıst ] adjective behaving in a way that shows you think you will fail defeatist de|feat|ist 2 [ dı fitıst ] noun count someone who always thinks they will fail … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
defeatist — 1. adjective a defeatist attitude Syn: pessimistic, fatalistic, negative, cynical, despondent, despairing, hopeless, bleak, gloomy Ant: optimistic 2. noun Syn: pessimist, fatalist, cynic, prophet of doom … Thesaurus of popular words
Defeatist (song) — Infobox Single Name = Defeatist Caption = Artist = Hatebreed from Album = Supremacy A side = B side = Released = August 8, 2006 Format = Recorded = Genre = hardcore Length = 2:49 Label = Roadrunner Records Writer = Hatebreed Producer =… … Wikipedia
