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defeatism

defeatismnoun

Translations

His defeatism was evident when he gave up before even trying.

Его пораженчество было очевидно, когда он сдался, даже не попробовав.

Definitions

The acceptance of failure or defeat without attempting to succeed or overcome obstacles.

His defeatism was evident when he gave up on the project after the first setback.

A pessimistic attitude that regards any effort to achieve success as pointless because failure is considered inevitable.

There was a mood of defeatism among the volunteers before the campaign had even begun.

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