Defeatism

Synonyms for "defeatism" (6 found)

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Translations

32 translations across 23 languages.

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Belarusian

1 entries
  • паражэнства noun (acceptance of defeat without struggle)

Bulgarian

1 entries
  • пораже́нство noun (acceptance of defeat without struggle)

Catalan

1 entries
  • derrotisme noun (acceptance of defeat without struggle)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 失敗主義 /失败主义 noun (acceptance of defeat without struggle)

Czech

1 entries
  • poraženectví noun (acceptance of defeat without struggle)

Danish

1 entries
  • defaitisme noun (acceptance of defeat without struggle)

Dutch

2 entries
  • berusting noun (acceptance of defeat without struggle)
  • defaitisme noun (acceptance of defeat without struggle)

Finnish

3 entries
  • antautumismieliala noun (acceptance of defeat without struggle)
  • defaitismi noun (acceptance of defeat without struggle)
  • tappiomieliala noun (acceptance of defeat without struggle)

French

1 entries
  • défaitisme noun (acceptance of defeat without struggle)

Galician

1 entries
  • derrotismo noun (acceptance of defeat without struggle)

German

3 entries
  • Defätismus noun (acceptance of defeat without struggle)
  • Kapitulantentum noun (acceptance of defeat without struggle)
  • Untergangsstimmung noun (acceptance of defeat without struggle)

Greek

1 entries
  • ηττοπάθεια noun (acceptance of defeat without struggle)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • תבוסתנות noun (acceptance of defeat without struggle)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • defetizmus noun (acceptance of defeat without struggle)
  • kishitűség noun (acceptance of defeat without struggle)

Italian

1 entries
  • disfattismo noun (acceptance of defeat without struggle)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 敗北主義 noun (acceptance of defeat without struggle)

Polish

2 entries
  • defetyzm noun (acceptance of defeat without struggle)
  • niedasizm noun (acceptance of defeat without struggle)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • derrotismo noun (acceptance of defeat without struggle)

Russian

2 entries
  • дефети́зм noun (acceptance of defeat without struggle)
  • пораже́нчество noun (acceptance of defeat without struggle)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • defetizam noun (acceptance of defeat without struggle)
  • дефетизам noun (acceptance of defeat without struggle)

Spanish

1 entries
  • derrotismo noun (acceptance of defeat without struggle)

Swedish

1 entries
  • defaitism noun (acceptance of defeat without struggle)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • дефети́зм noun (acceptance of defeat without struggle)

Sample sentences

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We risk tilting ourselves into a downward spiral of defeatism.

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Algerians need to defeat defeatism.

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This defeatism is why we're stuck with this unjust system.

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Objective assessment is good, but defeatism will reduce our potentials even when the prospects for victory have never been nearer.

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