defeatist

de·feat·ist

a person who too readily accepts or expects defeat

Origin of defeatist

French défaitiste

of or characteristic of a defeatist

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Adjective

of, or relating to defeatism

Noun

(plural defeatists)

someone who advocates defeatism, or has such an attitude

Origin

From French défaitiste

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This isn't a defeatist attitude in Taurus's world.
During the progress of the campaign he kept away from public affairs, although he assumed a Cassandra-like attitude in all his utterances, and his henchmen in the press were frankly defeatist."
His administration of that department left much to be desired, as he permitted the Socialists to conduct a defeatist propaganda which was largely responsible for Caporetto.

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