Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

defeatist

/dɪˈfiːtɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables: de-featist
IPA: /dɪˈfiːtɪst/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to defeatism.

noun

Someone who advocates defeatism, or has such an attitude.

Example Sentences

"You may look ruefully at your poor red hands and think that just because they have got that way through the extra work you are doing there’s just nothing that can be done about it. Of course, this is a deafeatist attitude—and a lazy one too!"

Etymology

From defeat + -ist, after French défaitiste.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: défaitiste

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /dɪˈfiːtɪst/

Inflected Forms

more defeatist (comparative) most defeatist (superlative) defeatists (plural)

Derived Forms

defeatistly

Synonyms

negativist

Rhymes With

elitist

Questions

How do you pronounce defeatist?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈfiːtɪst/.
What does defeatist mean?: Of or relating to defeatism.
Where does defeatist come from?: It is traced to French.

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