English
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Etymology
Coined in France during World War I regarding certain opponents.
Pronunciation
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Noun
defeatism
- Acceptance of defeat without struggle.
#:Objective assessment is good but defeatism will reduce our potentials even when the prospects for victory have never been nearer.
Translations
Bosnian: defetizam#Bosnian|defetizam m
Chinese:
:Simplified: 失败主�
:Traditional: 失�主義
Dutch: defaitisme, berusting
French: défaitisme
German: Defätismus, Miesmacherei
Greek: η��ο�άθεια
Hebrew: ת×�×�×¡×ª× ×�ת (tvustanut) f
Italian: disfattismo
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Japanese: ��主義
Portuguese: derrotismo f
Russian: по�ажен�е��во n
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: де�е�изам#Serbian|де�е�изам m
:Latin: defetizam#Serbian|defetizam m
Spanish: derrotismo
Swedish: defaitism
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