defeatism
Plural: defeatisms
Noun
- acceptance of the inevitability of defeat
- Acceptance of defeat without struggle.
Examples
- Objective assessment is good, but defeatism will reduce our potentials even when the prospects for victory have never been nearer.
Origin / Etymology
From defeat + -ism, after French défaitisme, coined in 1915 by Russian writer Grigorij Aleksinskij as a translation of Russian пораже́нчество (poražénčestvo), also coined by him as a derivation of порази́ть (porazítʹ, “to strike, defeat”).
Scrabble Score: 15
defeatism: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddefeatism: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
defeatism: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 16
defeatism: valid Words With Friends Word