"defeatist" meaning in English

See defeatist in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /dɪˈfiːtɪst/ [UK] Forms: more defeatist [comparative], most defeatist [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from French défaitiste. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|défaitiste}} French défaitiste Head templates: {{en-adj}} defeatist (comparative more defeatist, superlative most defeatist)
  1. of, or relating to defeatism Translations (of, or relating to defeatism): պարտվողական (partvoġakan) (Armenian), паражэнскі (paraženski) (Belarusian), паражэнцкі (paražencki) (Belarusian), derrotista (Catalan), poraženecký (Czech), defaitistisk (Danish), defaitistinen (Finnish), défaitiste (French), defätistisch (German), kishitű (Hungarian), disfattista [feminine, masculine] (Italian), defetystyczny (Polish), пораже́нческий m пораже́нческая (poražénčeskij) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-defeatist-en-adj-p2rl2eR3

Noun

IPA: /dɪˈfiːtɪst/ [UK] Forms: defeatists [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French défaitiste. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|défaitiste}} French défaitiste Head templates: {{en-noun}} defeatist (plural defeatists)
  1. someone who advocates defeatism, or has such an attitude Categories (topical): People Translations (someone who advocates defeatism, or has such an attitude): պարտվողական (partvoġakan) (Armenian), паражэнец (paraženjec) [masculine] (Belarusian), derrotista [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), defaitist [common-gender] (Danish), defaitisti (Finnish), défaitiste [feminine, masculine] (French), Defätist [masculine] (German), תבוסתן (tvustan) [masculine] (Hebrew), תבוסתנית (tvustanyt) [feminine] (Hebrew), uppgjafarsinni [masculine] (Icelandic), disfattista [feminine, masculine] (Italian), defetysta [masculine] (Polish), defetystka [feminine] (Polish), пораже́нец (poražénec) [masculine] (Russian), derrotista [masculine] (Spanish)
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    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "someone who advocates defeatism, or has such an attitude",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "uppgjafarsinni"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "someone who advocates defeatism, or has such an attitude",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "disfattista"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "someone who advocates defeatism, or has such an attitude",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "defetysta"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "someone who advocates defeatism, or has such an attitude",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "defetystka"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "poražénec",
      "sense": "someone who advocates defeatism, or has such an attitude",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пораже́нец"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "someone who advocates defeatism, or has such an attitude",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "derrotista"
    }
  ],
  "word": "defeatist"
}

Download raw JSONL data for defeatist meaning in English (6.7kB)

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