defeatism
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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
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
But with enough resources, the Patriot target is achievable, despite much defeatism about U.S. industrial capacity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026
To assume that we must resign ourselves to turning our waterways into rivers of death is to follow the counsel of despair and defeatism.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
