defeatist

🇬🇧 UK/di'fi:tist/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

A person who accepts or expects failure without trying to prevent it.

失败主义者

adj.

Characterized by the acceptance or expectation of failure.

失败主义的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
dedown, away, reversal
+
featstem
+
istone who practices, believer in
=defeatist

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    A defeatist attitude prevents people from attempting to overcome difficult challenges.

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