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Antonyms for defeatism
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : dih-fee-tiz-uh m |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈfi tɪz əm |
Definition of defeatism
Origin :- 1918; see defeatist.
- As in negative attitude : noun bad attitude
- As in submission : noun compliance
- But not because of any anti-life attitude, or pessimism, or defeatism.
- Extract from : « The Victor » by Bryce Walton
- The army was demoralized and saturated with the defeatism preached by the Porazhentsi.
- Extract from : « Bolshevism » by John Spargo
- Some in our midst have sought to instill a feeling of fear and defeatism in the minds of the American people about this problem.
- Extract from : « State of the Union Addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt » by Franklin D. Roosevelt
- To face the task of finding jobs faster than invention can take them away--is not defeatism.
- Extract from : « State of the Union Addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt » by Franklin D. Roosevelt
Synonyms for defeatism
- acquiescence
- appeasement
- assent
- backing down
- bowing
- capitulation
- chip on one's shoulder
- cringing
- cynicism
- defeatism
- deference
- dim view
- discouragement
- docility
- expectation of the worst
- giving in
- gloomy outlook
- hopelessness
- humbleness
- humility
- lack of confidence
- low spirits
- malleability
- meekness
- negative thinking
- negativism
- nonresistance
- obedience
- passivism
- passivity
- pessimism
- pliabilty
- prostration
- recreancy
- resignation
- servility
- subjection
- submissiveness
- submitting
- surrender
- tractability
- unassertiveness
- yielding
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