defeatist

🇺🇸 /dɪˈfiːtɪst/ 🇬🇧 /dɪˈfiːtɪst/
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noun
R

Someone who believes they will lose or fail.

Because he always talks about losing, he's called a defeatist.

adjective
R

Having a belief that one will lose or fail.

He had a defeatist approach towards the competition.

translation

n. Someone who believes they will lose or fail.
adj. Having a belief that one will lose or fail.

Word Forms

Plural defeatists