Antonyms for defeatist
| Grammar : Adj, noun |
| Spell : dih-fee-tist |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈfi tɪst |
Definition of defeatist
Origin :- 1918, adjective and noun, in reference to pacifists and political opposition in Britain, from French défaitiste, which was used there in reference to the Russians who sought to end their war with Germany; see defeat (n.) + -ist. Their opposition, in the original Russian context, were called defensists.
- As in downbeat : adj pessimistic
- As in naysayer : noun pessimist
- As in pessimist : noun person who expects bad outcome
- "You can't afford to get defeatist about this, Rod," Biddington went on.
- Extract from : « The Merchants of Venus » by A. H. Phelps
- The pacifists and "defeatist" Socialists represented a minority.
- Extract from : « Bolshevism » by John Spargo
- Socialist and defeatist writers took advantage of this state of affairs.
- Extract from : « The Russian Turmoil » by Anton Ivanovich Denikin
- But while the case is still in progress, the "defeatist" meets his fate from the pistol bullet of a fanatic.
- Extract from : « Romain Rolland » by Stefan Zweig
- But do you honestly think I could entertain such a defeatist notion for one instant?
- Extract from : « Deathworld » by Harry Harrison
- Moreover, now that I had had time to meditate upon it, I was more than ever defeatist about this scheme of Jeeves's.
- Extract from : « Right Ho, Jeeves » by P. G. Wodehouse
Synonyms for defeatist
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