Defeatists - English meaning

Defeatists – definitions in English dictionary

noun
A person who expects or is excessively ready to accept failure.
Usage examples:
It also appeals to defeatists, cynics, and worldly-wise men who are not prepared to try to change t…
Synonims:
Pessimist Fatalist Yielder Cynic Prophet of doom Doomwatcher Misery Killjoy Worrier Job's comforter Quitter Doom and gloom merchant Doomster Wet blanket

adjective
Demonstrating expectation or acceptance of failure.
Usage examples:
We have a duty not to be so defeatist

Defeatists translation into English

Defeatists: translate from English into Chinese

失败主义者

Defeatists: translate from English into Dutch

Defaitisten, Defaitist

Defeatists: translate from English into French

Défaitistes, Défaitiste

Defeatists: translate from English into German

Defätisten, Defätist

Defeatists: translate from English into Hindi

पराजयवादी

Defeatists: translate from English into Italian

Disfattisti, Disfattista

Defeatists: translate from English into Korean

패배주의자

Defeatists: translate from English into Russian

Пораженцы, Пораженец, Капитулянт

Defeatists: translate from English into Spanish

Derrotistas, Derrotista

Word origin

early 20th century: from French défaitiste, from défaite ‘defeat’.

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Defeatists – similar words

defeatist

noun
A person who expects or is excessively ready to accept failure.
Usage examples:
It also appeals to defeatists, cynics, and worldly-wise men who are not prepared to try to change t…

adjective
Demonstrating expectation or acceptance of failure.
Usage examples:
We have a duty not to be so defeatist

adjective
Having no hope and expecting to fail
Usage examples:
Being defeatist will get us nowhere., he's got such a defeatist attitude., i can't believe it - you…

Defeatist - all meanings in English

Defeatists synonims

cynic

noun
A person who believes that people are motivated purely by self-interest rather than acting for honourable or unselfish reasons.
Usage examples:
Some cynics thought that the controversy was all a publicity stunt

noun
A person who believes that other people are interested only in themselves and therefore doubts that they can be good

Cynic - all meanings in English

doomster

noun
Another term for doomsayer.

noun
A person who believes that very bad things are likely to happen
Usage examples:
The prime minister hit out at doomsters who said the move would be a disaster.

Doomster - all meanings in English

fatalist

noun
Someone who believes that people cannot change the way events will happen and that events, especially bad ones, cannot be avoided
Usage examples:
"i'm not a fatalist ," she said. "i'm a realist.", it's wrong to take this fatalist's view of globa…

Fatalist - all meanings in English

killjoy

noun
A person who deliberately spoils the enjoyment of others.
Usage examples:
A few killjoys try to reform the seasonal activities

noun
A person who does not like other people enjoying themselves

Killjoy - all meanings in English

misery

noun
A state or feeling of great physical or mental distress or discomfort.
Usage examples:
A man who had brought her nothing but misery

noun
Great unhappiness
Usage examples:
[ u ] with the rice harvest, hope is sprouting amid the misery.

Misery - all meanings in English

pessimist

noun
A person who tends to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen.
Usage examples:
The pessimists point to ways in which life has deteriorated

noun
Someone who feels that bad things are more likely to happen than good things
Usage examples:
In the coming months pessimists will say that stocks are not a good buy., a pessimistic quarterly i…

Pessimist - all meanings in English

quitter

noun
A person who gives up easily or does not have the courage or determination to finish a task.
Usage examples:
He's no quitter

Quitter - all meanings in English

worrier

noun
Someone who worries a lot
Usage examples:
I can't help being a worrier - some people are just born that way.

Worrier - all meanings in English

yielder

noun
A stock, company, etc., that produces or generates a specified level of gain or financial return.
Usage examples:
The stock is a low yielder at present

Yielder - all meanings in English

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