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defeatist en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /dɪˈfiːtɪst/ (UK)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From defeat + -ist, after French défaitiste.

Meanings

  1. Of or relating to defeatism.
    • You may look ruefully at your poor red hands and think that just because they have got that way through the extra work you are doing there’s just nothing that can be done about it. Of course, this is a deafeatist attitude—and a lazy one too! 1944 December 8, “Up-to-Data: Practical Home Hints for the Modern Woman”, in The Ramsbottom Observer, Ramsbottom, →OCLC, page 6:

Forms

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most defeatist Degree=Sup lexicographic
more defeatist Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

defeatistly

Translations (15)

da defaitistisk (of or relating to defeatism) · it disfattista (of or relating to defeatism) · ru пораже́нческий m пораже́нческая (of or relating to defeatism) · hu defetista (of or relating to defeatism) · ca derrotista (of or relating to defeatism) · hy պարտվողական (of or relating to defeatism) · pl defetystyczny (of or relating to defeatism) · fi defaitistinen (of or relating to defeatism) · be паражэнцкі (of or relating to defeatism) · cs poraženecký (of or relating to defeatism) · es derrotista (of or relating to defeatism) · be паражэнскі (of or relating to defeatism) · de defätistisch (of or relating to defeatism) · hu kishitű (of or relating to defeatism) · fr défaitiste (of or relating to defeatism)

defeatist en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /dɪˈfiːtɪst/ (UK)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From defeat + -ist, after French défaitiste.

Meanings

  1. Someone who advocates defeatism, or has such an attitude.

Forms

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defeatists Number=Plur lexicographic

Translations (16)

is uppgjafarsinni (someone who advocates defeatism, or has such an attitude) · ca derrotista (someone who advocates defeatism, or has such an attitude) · pl defetysta (someone who advocates defeatism, or has such an attitude) · pl defetystka (someone who advocates defeatism, or has such an attitude) · he תבוסתנית (someone who advocates defeatism, or has such an attitude) · ru пораже́нец (someone who advocates defeatism, or has such an attitude) · es derrotista (someone who advocates defeatism, or has such an attitude) · fr défaitiste (someone who advocates defeatism, or has such an attitude) · he תבוסתן (someone who advocates defeatism, or has such an attitude) · be паражэнец (someone who advocates defeatism, or has such an attitude) · da defaitist (someone who advocates defeatism, or has such an attitude) · fi defaitisti (someone who advocates defeatism, or has such an attitude) · de Defätist (someone who advocates defeatism, or has such an attitude) · it disfattista (someone who advocates defeatism, or has such an attitude) · hu defetista (someone who advocates defeatism, or has such an attitude) · hy պարտվողական (someone who advocates defeatism, or has such an attitude)