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   De·feat·ist

   /dəˈfēdəst/

   

   noun

   • 1. a person who expects or is excessively ready to accept failure.

   adjective

   • 1. demonstrating expectation or acceptance of failure: "we have a duty not to be so defeatist"

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

   Derivatives

   • 1. defeatism noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • D

     2

   • E

     1

   • F

     4

   • E

     1

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • I

     1

   • S

     1

   • T

     1

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