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    [Noun]  | "de*feat*ism" | \ di-ˈfē-ˌti-zəm \


    1: an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat


    Origin: 1917 ;

     {see: |defeat:2|defeat:2} + {see: |-ism|-ism};

    [Noun]  | "defeatists" 


    1: one who emphasizes bad aspects or conditions and expects the worst;


      * e.g., " ... we told her that if she was going to be such a defeatist, she should keep her thoughts to herself "





    [Noun]  | "defeatist" 


    1: one who emphasizes bad aspects or conditions and expects the worst;


      * e.g., " ... we told her that if she was going to be such a defeatist, she should keep her thoughts to herself "





    [Adjective]  | "defeatist" 


    1: emphasizing or expecting the worst;


      * e.g., " ... your defeatist attitude is depressing everyone else on the team! "





     [ "defeatist" ]

    1: A person who readily accepts or expects failure

      * e.g.,  ... John has a defeatist attitude. He accepts defeat instantly. 

     [ "Defeatist" ]

    1: Expecting defeat and accepting defeat are two different things. Tapping out is accepting defeat, and if someone hasn't done that with you, they haven't accepted defeat by you or surrendered anything to you.

      * e.g.,  ... A defeatist is somebody that gives up. 

     [ "defeatist danny" ]

    1: A friend who is a punk ass bitch that always puts a negative outlook on every situation.

      * e.g.,  ... Friend 1: Hey, I'm going to throw the biggest graduation party yall ever seen. 

     [ "armchair defeatist" ]

    1: The average "smart" ass who assumes constraints loudly. These people are everywhere and only seem to ever come up with reasons why something won't work, or how it doesn't apply to them, and therefore must not apply to anyone else.

      * e.g.,  ... I didn't listen to all the armchair defeatists, instead I made a quick prototype and made $1,200 in my first month. 

     [ "aggro-defeatist" ]

    1: A overly aggressive externalization of frustration (typically verbal on social media) in the face of imminent defeat that contributes nothing towards improving the odds.

      * e.g.,  ... She went on an aggro-defeatist rant shaking her fists while wearing her women's march pink hat saying: "AARGH!!! Rowe v Wade will be overturned!! The world is going to sh*t!!! This is all Bernie, Trump, RBG, Biden, and Republican's fault. I hate the world!!!" 

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