defeatist
Other forms: defeatists
Having a defeatist attitude means that you give up before you've even started, like the runner who is so convinced he's going to lose the race that he doesn't even bother to go to the starting line.
A defeatist is the opposite of an optimist. A defeatist is convinced that he's going to fail, and he isn't surprised when he does fail. This is how a defeatist might propose to his girlfriend: "I'm sure you're going to say 'no,' so why don't you just go ahead and reject me now."
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someone who is resigned to defeat without offering positive suggestions
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synonyms:
negativist
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pessimist
a person who expects the worst
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pessimist
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Vocabulary lists containing defeatist
Thirteen-year-old Helen refuses to give up on her pet dog, Friar Tuck, when he begins to go blind.
In this verse novel, a sixteen-year-old boy is convicted of a crime he didn't commit.
This novel, based on true events, recounts the story of Helmuth Hübener, a 16-year-old German boy who created and distributed leaflets to counteract Nazi propaganda.
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