HyperDic: defeatism

English > 1 sense of the word *defeatism*:
NOUN	feeling	defeatism	acceptance of the inevitability of defeat

defeatism > pronunciation
Sounds	dihfiy'tihzahm
Rhymes	abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm...

English > *defeatism*: 1 sense > noun 1, feeling
Meaning	acceptance of the inevitability of defeat.
Broader	resignation, surrender	acceptance of despair
Spanish	derrotismo
Catalan	derrotisme
Nouns	defeatist	someone who is resigned to defeat without offering positive suggestions