defeatism
Example Sentences
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Others accused them of romanticising self isolation and encouraging an "air of cosy defeatism" by shunning social connections.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
But the smallness and lockstep defeatism of so much commentary on the war also stems from the normal human tendency to interpret today’s big thing as another version of yesterday’s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
It may be tempting to slide into defeatism.
From Slate ● Jan. 23, 2026
And he slammed cadres who for "too long been accustomed to defeatism, irresponsibility and passiveness".
From Barron's ● Jan. 20, 2026
Once you understand that context matters, however, that specific and relatively small elements in the environment can serve as Tipping Points, that defeatism is turned upside down.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
