Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Acceptance of or resignation to the prospect of defeat.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun acceptance of the inevitability of defeat.
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- noun
Acceptance of defeatwithout struggle .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun acceptance of the inevitability of defeat
Etymologies
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Examples
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Mr. Armstrong is particularly illuminating on decadence, which he defines as "defeatism before the consequences of defeat have been felt."
Hidden Treasure Henrik Bering 2011
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At any rate, America will not be forced to do much any time soon no matter how much comfort it would give some on the Left to think their defeatism is actually realism.
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McCain was in New Hampshire to deliver a tough speech on Iraq, criticizing what he called defeatism, asking voters to give the surge a chance, asking them to give him one, too.
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McCain was in New Hampshire to deliver a touch speech on Iraq, criticizing what he called defeatism, asking voters to give the surge a chance, asking them to give him one, too.
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Criticizing what he called defeatism, he asked voters to give the surge a chance.
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Criticizing what he called defeatism, he asked voters to give the surge a chance.
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McCain was in New Hampshire to deliver a tough speech on Iraq, criticizing what he called defeatism, asking voters to give the surge a chance, asking them to give him one, too.
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Criticizing what he called defeatism, he asked voters to give the surge a chance.
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Her defeatism is a slap in the face of all Americans.
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Such defeatism is akin to standing at the starting blocks of a race while loudly professing that you cannot win.
Think Progress » U.S. military reports 40 percent spike in Baghdad attacks. 2006
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