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Defeatism
Noun
Word Frequency:
0.2
Definitions
1.
Noun
Acceptance of defeat without struggle.
"Objective assessment is good, but defeatism will reduce our potentials even when the prospects for victory have never been nearer."
Synonyms
defaitism
nondefiance
unresistance
passivity
winlessness
zeroism
nonresistance
noncapitulation
complacency
nonfrustration
nonconcession
successlessness
Rhymes With
pietism
cretism
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